Sharing and reusing issues
Create an issue by importing an existing issue
You can create an issue from an existing one by importing the issue.
Procedure
In the Quality Management workspace, click the Create Quality Issue action.
Choose More Commands
Import/Export Import PLM XML to display the Import PLM XML panel.
Use Choose File to locate the .zip issue file on your local system.
From the Transfer Mode list, select the incremental import transfer mode to determine what issue 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.quality_issue_management/xid2215826 · retrieved 2026-07-11