Importing and Exporting Six Sigma Configuration Files

You can import and export a Six Sigma configuration file. The subsequent sections show an example and the specific options for each available technique. To allow for better formatting in the file examples, the “*” and “#” symbols are used in various places to denote substitutions for defined values.

Six Sigma Configuration File Example

Analysis Type: Reliability Technique
Technique: First Order Reliability Method (FORM)
Technique Options:
MPP Max Iterations: 40
Finite Difference Step Size: 0.01
Minimum Finite Difference Step: 0.0010
MPP Abs Convergence: 1.0E-4
MPP Rel Convergence: 0.0010
Execution Options:
run mode: analyze
parallel: false
update mean values: false
execute subflow once: false
import at runtime: false
Design Parameters:
Random Variables:
Name Distribution Mean "*" "**" "Fixed Parameter"
L Normal 500.0 5.0 0.01 "***"
P Normal 10000.0 100.0 0.01 "***"
E Normal 206700.0 2067.0 0.01 "***"
S Normal 100.0 1.0 0.01 "***"
b Normal 5.039 0.05039 0.01 "***"
G Normal 82680.0 826.8 0.01 "***"
t Normal 2.453 0.02453 0.01 "***"
h Normal 290.245 2.90245 0.01 "***"
"*" – "Standard Deviation" "**" – "Coefficient of Variation" "***" – "Coefficient of Variation" 
Responses:
Name "Upper Limit"
ShearStress 70.0
BendingStress 210.0
Deflection 5.0
RatioTB 0.0
RatioPc 0.0

Setting Six Sigma Technique-Specific Options

For the Design of Experiments technique options, see Importing and Exporting DOE Configuration Files. For the Monte Carlo Sampling technique options, see Importing and Exporting Monte Carlo Configuration Files.