Exporting back to FCP?

Hello All,
I'm putting the final touches on a short documentary. This is my first time trying to do the sound properly by working with STP.
I have sent my FCP file to STP. I then work on it (in multitrack mode). When finished, I export it to FCP. I place it in the same file location as all my other assets concerning sound. From the tutorials I have taken, I am expecting the new mix to appear on the project as a master mix, with the individual sections that makeup the whole available, but deselected.
This isn't happening. Nothing happens on the FCP window other than the file appears in the browser. If I click that file, it says, "not available".
I'm sure I'm doing one important step incorrectly, but have reached the frustrating point of repeating the same wrong this over and over.
Your help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
DG

Barreltone,
I am exporting back into Final Cut Pro via Send to Sequence. I have been exporting from the browser of FCP (sequence), and not the timeline (clips). I'm going to try that tactic, and see if that works.
DG

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