#### 9.13.3 Inlining other charts ¶

You can use the `symbol` command to include an entire chart using any language that Msc-generator supports. The syntax is the same as for other symbols (Symbols), but the symbol_type shall be the name of the language `signalling`, `gv` or `block`, see Multiple Chart Types. After the symbol_type you can specify the location where to insert and the text of the other chart enclosed between `<<<` and `>>>` symbols.

Any feature of the included language can be used, including defining procedures, designs or including files. No reference, entity, block or node name is shared between the parent chart and the included one. At layout the inlined chart is considered as a simple rectangular block. Note that a correspoinding feature is avaliable for Block Diagrams, see Block Types and Definition.