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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

  1. In the toolbar, click Open by Name .

  2. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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