When that the slab item designs resulting from the slab or mat design process are satisfactory, you can then proceed to design patches. You should design slab items before designing patches, as the additional patch reinforcement requirement takes account of the existing level of reinforcement provided by the slab items.
Note: For each strip within each patch, Tekla Structural Designer determines the area of the required steel (A s,reqd) and the area of the provided steel (A s,prov). The A s,prov calculation always considers the patch reinforcement, but if necessary and allowed, you can also include additional background reinforcement in the calculation.