Article - CS440001

How to remove a recursive link within a Standard Operation created by mistake in Process Plan Browser of Windchill MPMLink

Modified: 20-Mar-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill MPMLink 13.0

Description

  • How to remove a Recursive link within a Standard Operation created by mistake in Process Plan Browser
  • Consider a Standard Operation containing an Operation added in a Process Plan
  • If the Standard Operation is Copied and Pasted by mistake in the child Operation:
    • Recursive link is created

    • Which leads in the following message in Process Plan Browser
Attention:
The path
<process Plan name>-<process Plan number>
<Standard Operation name>-<Standard Operation number>
<Child Operation name>-<Child Operation number>
<Standard Operation name>-<Standard Operation number>
is recursive.
  • After that:
    • Errors (exceptions) occur when right clicking in Process Plan
    • Possible stackoveflow error faced
    • Structure page of impacted Process Plan leading in being unresponsive
  • How to remove the unsupported recursive link of this Standard Operation?
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