Designing functional and logical architectures > Diagramming architectures in Microsoft Office Visio
Open a diagram from another diagram
Note Microsoft Visio Professional must be installed on your computer; Visio Standard is not supported. The diagram owner does not appear in the diagram.
| To open | Do this |
|---|---|
| A diagram for an object represented by a block shape in the current diagram | Right-click the shape and choose Open Diagram. If the selected object owns two or more diagrams, the Select Diagram to Open dialog box displays the diagrams — select the diagram and click OK. A new Visio Diagram view opens to display the selected diagram; the contents are automatically updated with changes in the structure since the diagram was last closed. |
| The parent diagram of the current diagram | Right-click a blank area on the diagram page and choose Open Parent Diagram. A new Visio Diagram view opens to display the selected diagram; the contents are automatically updated with changes in the structure since the diagram was last closed. |
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.plm00038/xid694892 · retrieved Fri Jul 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)