Copy Object Operations
You can copy objects within a project or to a different project. You can also copy objects to folders in the same project or to folders in a different project.
You can save a copy of an object with a different name. You can also copy an object as a link to view the object in the Analyst tool or to provide a link to the object in another medium, such as an email message:
You can copy the following objects to another project or folder, save copies of the objects with different names, or copy the objects as links:
- •Application
- •Data service
- •Logical data object model
- •Mapping
- •Mapplet
- •Physical data object
- •Profile
- •Reference table
- •Reusable transformation
- •Rule
- •Scorecard
- •Virtual stored procedure
- •Workflow
Use the following guidelines when you copy objects:
- •You can copy segments of mappings, mapplets, rules, and virtual stored procedures.
- •You can copy a folder to another project.
- •You can copy a logical data object as a link.
- •You can paste an object multiple times after you copy it.
- •If the project or folder contains an object with the same name, you can rename or replace the object.
Copying an Object
Copy an object to make it available in another project or folder.
1. Select an object in a project or folder.
2. Click Edit > Copy.
3. Select the project or folder that you want to copy the object to.
4. Click Edit > Paste.
Saving a Copy of an Object
Save a copy of an object to save the object with a different name.
When you save a copy of a reference data object that specifies reference data values in a location outside the Model repository, the Model repository marks the object as not valid. To create a copy, select the object in the Object Explorer view, click Edit > Copy, and then paste the object to the location you want.
1. Open an object in the editor.
2. Click File > Save a Copy As.
3. Enter a name for the copy of the object.
4. Click Browse to select the project or folder that you want to copy the object to.
5. Click Finish.