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Attaching multiple forms of the same type to an activity

You can create multiple forms of the same type when creating operation activities. The header definition for creating forms does not change. You specify the data for multiple forms in the value fields separated by the ~ character, for example, V41V42V43. The number of entries in the Attribute column defines the number of forms that are created. The attribute values are written into the forms in the order that they appear in the cell. The first entry is written into the first form, the second entry is written into the second, and so on, until there are no more attribute values in the cell.

The following spreadsheet shows how to add multiple forms to activities.

Header1 Item Item Item Description Activity Activity ActivityForm ActivityForm
Header2 Process OP Activity Description Time BVRSyncInfo BVRSyncInfo
Header3 Process OP Activity appl_data view_type
Title Proc Oper Activity Desc Act-Desc Time Attr user1 Attr user2
Act-Process
OP10 READ INPANEL SHEET
Act1 Get Cable 20 appl_data11~appl_data12 V11V12V13
Act2 Place to Inpane 38 appl_data21~appl_data22 ~appl_data23 V21~V22
Act3 Fix Retainer firmly 12 appl_data31 V31V32V33
Act4 Adjust settings 23 appl_data41~appl_data42 ~appl_data43 V41~V42
Act5 Inspection 10 appl_data51 V51

In this example, in the row containing Act4, three forms are created because the cell in the appl_data attribute column contains three entries.

The Excel input produces the following output.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.pmphelp/id768562 · retrieved 2026-07-11