Designing process structure > Creating process structures > Importing structures using the tcexcel_import utility > Linking multiple structures
Example A
This example links operations between two structures. You can link any process step between multiple structures. Note the M: and L: entries for OP20 and OP40.
| Header1 | Item | Item | Description | ItemID | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Header2 | Process | OP | |||
| Header3 | Process | OP | |||
| Title | Root | Root | Description | Store markers | Seq. No. |
| Process-1–Root | |||||
| OP10 | Read | 100 | |||
| OP20 | Get and place cable | M:op20_marker | 110 | ||
| OP30 | Record lot control | 120 | |||
| OP40 | Get from printer and place on carrier | M:op40_marker | 130 | ||
| OP50 | New Sub-process2 | 140 | |||
| OP60 | Get sign and place on carrier | 150 |
| Header1 | Item | Item | Description | ItemID | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Header2 | Process | OP | |||
| Header3 | Process | OP | |||
| Title | Root | Root | Description | Use markers | Seq. No. |
| Process-2–Root | |||||
| PS05 | Set switch | 200 | |||
| PS10 | Remove beam | 210 | |||
| PS15 | Place carrier | 220 | |||
| OP20 | Get and place cable | L:op20_marker | 230 | ||
| PS25 | Lock | 240 | |||
| OP40 | Get from printer and place on carrier | L:op40_marker | 250 | ||
| PS35 | Get wire | 260 |
As a result, you get the following two linked structures.
When OP20 and OP40 are used in Process-2-Root, they are the same operations that are used in Process-1-Root (items 000752 and 000754).
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.pmphelp/ex_imp_exA · retrieved 2026-07-11