Sharing and reusing Control and Inspection Plannings
Create a Control Plan by importing an existing Control Plan
You can create a Control Plan from an existing one by importing the Control Plan.
Procedure
Select the folder to import the Control Plan.
Choose More Commands
Import/Export > Import PLM XML to display the Import PLM XML panel.
Use Choose File to locate the .zip Control Plan file on your local system.
From the Transfer Mode list, select the incremental import transfer mode to determine what Control Plan data is imported.
Click Import to import the objects in the .zip file. The import begins and you receive an alert when the import is complete.
Review the import report and objects
You receive a report alert when your import is complete. Click on the alert to view the report. Click Alerts
to access all recent alerts.
Related Objects shows the folder in which the objects were imported, In Target Object, view a detailed list of actions and results during the import.
Open the folder in which the objects were imported and review the imported structure.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.control_plan/xid2008405 · retrieved 2026-07-11