Manufacturing Process Planner general functionality > Manufacturing fundamentals > Displaying information
Open structure by name
You can search for and open a product, process or operation, work area, collaboration context or structure context by name or object ID.
Procedure
In the toolbar, click Open by Name .
Click one of the following:
Button
To open a
Subset by name
Generic BOP
Product BOP
Plant BOP
Product
Process or operation
Work area
Collaboration context
Structure context
Schedule
Study
Production program collection
If a structure is currently open in a structure view, it is listed in the Association to box.
- To find structures associated with the listed structure, select the Association to option and skip to step 4, otherwise, do one of the following:
If there is no structure identified or if you want to search for structures associated with a different structure, select the new structure and click the Set to selected button . You can use this option to search for structures that are not associated to loaded root structures.
Select the Attributes option and type a structure name or ID. Note You can type an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character if you do not know the entire name or ID.
Click Search or press the Enter key.All structures that match your search criteria are listed in a table in the open structure dialog box.
Double-click a structure in the table. It is opened in a structure view.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/open_structure_by_name · retrieved 2026-07-11