How to use the Load from Library feature?

The Load from Library feature in MADE provides users with a structured, interactive method for importing and integrating existing item data from the Library or Palette into an active project.

Accessing the feature

Navigate to the main menu and select File > Load from Library, or right-click any model item and access the Load from Library option. This opens the Load from Library Wizard, which guides users through a series of steps to perform data updates or replacements.

Feature Workflow

Step 1: Select Action

You are presented with two options:

• Replace Data: overwrite selected category data in the current project with data from the mapped Library/Palette item.
• Append Data: add new category data from the Library/Palette to the existing data in the project item. This is only applicable to the categories: Functions, Failures, Maintenance.

Step 2: Select Data Categories

Choose which data categories to update. MADE categorizes all system data into the following category types:

• Items (identification data like LCN, Vendor, Description, etc.)
• RAMS (reliability metrics like MTTF, MTTR, Failure rate, distribution, etc.)
• Criticality (tags such as safety critical, mission critical, etc.)
• Functions (functions, flows, properties, etc.)
• Failures (failure causes, faults, mechanisms, conditions, connections, etc.)
• Maintenance (corrective/preventive actions, scheduled actions, condition-based actions, etc.)

For Replace Data: all the above categories are available for selection. For Append Data: only Functions, Failures, and Maintenance are selectable.

Use the Select All / Deselect All buttons for quicker interaction. No resource is selected by default.

Step 3: Perform Item Mapping

Map Library/Palette items to corresponding project items.

• The left panel displays the Palette and Library folders with System, Component, Part items.
• The right panel shows the active project item hierarchy from the current MADE project.

Options:

• Drag and drop a Palette/Library item onto a project item to establish a mapping.
• Use search functionality to auto-match based on item names.
• Modify or remove any mappings before proceeding.

Step 4: Overview

Review the summary of your configuration before execution.

• Confirm the selected operation type (Replace Data / Append Data).
• Verify the mapped items and the associated categories (if applicable).
• This is the final checkpoint — ensure that the data you intend to transfer is mapped correctly and that no unintended selections have been made.

Step 5: Results

Click Finish to apply the operation. MADE will process the mapping and apply the updates as defined. Once complete, a result summary is displayed:

• The list of items that were updated.
• The specific categories that were modified.
• A completion status indicating success or failure for each operation.

All actions will be logged in the Annotations Window for traceability and audit.

Benefits

• Eliminates manual data entry and duplication of effort.
• Encourages reuse of standardized modeling content.
• Supports partial or full updates depending on engineering needs.