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Designing process structure > Creating process structures > Importing structures using the tcexcel_import utility

Specifying type

You can use the Type column to overwrite the item subtype that you specified in the Header3 column for the corresponding item.

Header1 Item Item Type
Header2 Process OP
Header3 Process OP
Title Process Operation
CAM_Setup1
Material procurement
Rough milling NCMachining
Washing
Machine Pocket NCMachining
Inspection
Drilling NCMachining
Heat Treatment
Part Probing
Final Inspection

This produces the following output.

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