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Assigning ownership to objects

You can change the ownership of objects you import into the database by using an Owner column. The first entry in this column after the title row (that is, the root entry) defines the global owner and group. If you leave any of the subsequent owner cells empty, the object's ownership is changed to the root owner and root group. In the following example, this is Person 1 belonging to the Mfg group.

Tip

Make the Owning user column visible in Teamcenter to verify that the owner is imported correctly.

Header1 Item Item Item Item Description Owner
Header2 Process Process Process OP
Header3 Process Process Process OP
Title Proc Proc Proc Oper Desc Owner/Group
Owner-Test Info: usera Person 1;Mfg
Proc1 Info: usera
Subproc11 Info: usera
OP111 Info: userb Person 2
OP112 Info: userc Person 3
Subproc12 Info: userb Person 2
OP121 Info: usera
OP122 Info: userc Person 3
OP123 Info: usera
Subproc13 Info: usera Person 1
OP131 Info: userd Person 4
Proc2 Info: usera
Subproc21 Info: userc Person 3
OP211 Info: usera
Subproc22 Info: userd Person 4
OP212 Info: usera
OP222 Info: userc Person 3
Proc3 Info: userb Person 2
Subproc31 Info: userd Person 4

Importing this spreadsheet results in the following structure in the database.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/excel_import_attach_notes · retrieved 2026-07-11