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This paper will demonstrate an integrated approach to product development and documentation using IQ-FMEA quality software1. This approach begins with the creation of a system structure and assigning functions or requirements to these structural elements; the structure is subsequently expanded through the incorporation of potential failures which are linked to these functional requirements. This expanded system provides the necessary inputs for the development of structurally-linked cause-effect function and failure networks which can be transferred directly and automatically into Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) forms. Data can easily be selected from DFMEAs or underlying structures to create Process FMEAs (PFMEAs) using Drag & Drop technology.