Importing Tiers from recognizers will import the tiers in a new file if there is no file currently open in elan. But if a file is open, the tiers will be in the currently open file. To import the tiers from recognizers, go to File > Import > Tiers from Recognizer.... Selecting this option, first will prompt for the import file. If there is no file is open, the tiers are directly imported to the new file. But if a file is already open, then a 'Create tiers from segments' dialog appears. For more information about this dialog see Figure 197, “Silence Recognizer”.