---
title: "Replace activity steps with procedure activity steps"
slug: "replace-sub-activity-steps-with-procedure-activity-steps"
description: "Replace activity steps with procedure activity steps in business process modeling to streamline tasks and enhance efficiency. Learn how to link sub activities effectively."
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updated: 2026-03-20T09:53:09Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:46:41Z
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# Replace activity steps with procedure activity steps

You can replace the steps of another activity with procedure activity steps. As a result, the existing activity steps are deleted and replaced with the selected procedure activity steps. A common scenario is that you replace the steps of the sub activity that is linked to the selected procedure activity steps. You can not replace steps of activities with:

- Status **Completed**.
- A task recording.

### Steps

1. Click **Business process modeling**.
2. Click the **Business processes** tab.
3. Click **Edit hierarchy**.
4. In the tree, select 'a node with a procedure activity assigned, which steps are already recorded'.
5. Click the **Procedure** tab.
6. Click **Link sub activities**.
7. On the left pane, in the list, find and select the steps that you want to use to replace the steps of another activity.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> It can be useful if already a sub activity is linked to the selected steps of the procedure activity.
8. On the **Activities** pane, in the list, find and select the activity which steps you want to replace.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> For example, select the activity that is linked as sub activity to the selected steps.
9. Click **Activity steps**.
10. Click **Replace**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> As a result, the steps are added in this way:
> 
> - The procedure activity name is added as sub task.
> - The selected steps are added as sub steps to this sub task.
11. Click **Close**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes**
> 
> An activity can be linked as sub activity to steps of a procedure activity. If so, on the **Manage sub activities** dialog, in the lower part of the preview, the activities and steps are shown to which the activity is linked as sub activity.

## Related

- [Link sub activities to procedure activity steps - Model scenario](/link-sub-activities-to-procedure-activity-steps-model-scenario.md)