Approving the SIF Design

When all is verified (Achieved PFD checked, Performance checked, and Response Time checked) then you can Approve your design in the Approval area.

Approval Prerequisites

The following Approval rules apply:

Unrated SIFs

• Approval is allowed when Assessment Status is OK.

SIL A rated SIFs

• If there is no Subsystem, Approval is allowed. Design Status (DS) show “A”. (Greenfield project)
• If design is completed (Design Status (DS) shows green), Approval is allowed. (Brownfield project)

SIL ≥ 1 rated SIFs

• If design is completed (Design Status (DS) shows green), Approval is allowed.

Approving the SIF Analysis

When all is good, you can Approve the SIF Analysis. 

• Click the Approve button to open the Approval Pane.

• Review any Warning shown.
• Select the Approval Level (if applicable).
• Click Approve. 

Click Approve to Approve your design.When you Approve the design the Review Status (RS) will update. This is shown on the Analysis Main Screen, as well as on the  General Tab.

Creating a new Version

When already Approved, you can create a new Draft version. To do so click Edit Final Approved Analysis.

To create a new Draft version, click Edit Final Approved Analysis. 

Remember you can find all versions in the Revision History tab. 

Roll Back

It is possible to “roll back” to your last Approved version of the SIF Analysis. When you click Roll Back, all changes made after the Approval will be discarded.

Click Roll back to discard all changes made after Approval.