Authoring manufacturing process plans > Associating product and process structures
Share an operation across process plans
You can share an operation across top levels of two process plans.
| Associate product to process | |
|---|---|
| Assign parts to process | |
| Share an operation | |
| Link to manufacturing process |
Note
You cannot use this method to share operations within the same process plan.
Procedure
Copy the operation that you want to share to the clipboard.
Load the second top-level plan with which the operation is to be shared.
Expand the process plan to the required subprocess.
Paste the operation to the subprocess.
Teamcenter does not create a new operation with a unique ID.
Expand the subprocess to the required items that are consumed in the shared operation for this top level.
Select the consumed item in the process and choose Link/Associate→Link to Manufacturing Process from the shortcut menu.
Teamcenter displays the Link to Manufacturing Process dialog box.
Select the desired part from the Source parts list or select the part in the product structure and click Set/Add current selection .
Click OK.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/id663237 · retrieved 2026-07-11