Pasting Elements

Elements of a business space version may be copied within a single business space version, between business space versions of the same business space or between business versions of different business spaces. Only compatible elements may be copied – for example it is possible to copy an attribute into the business object or notification but it is not possible to copy an attribute into a process or rule.

To paste an element which has been previously copied into the clipboard:

Click on a node in the Elements Tree that represents the element into which the element in the clipboard is being pasted – for example, to paste a process click on Processes; to paste an attribute into a business object select the business object. The business space version where an element is being pasted must be in the NEW state – see Lifecycle of a Business Space Version
Select the “Edit/Paste” command in the menu or right click to bring up the pop-up menu and select “Paste”. Pasted element will appear in the Elements Tree.

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If an element with the same name already exists in the business space version Aware IM will change the name of the pasted element so that it is unique (you can later change this name to whatever you want) – for example, if a business object with the name Account is pasted into the version which already has a business object named Account, the name of the pasted object will become Account1 (or Account2 if Account1 exists as well).

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If a rule is being pasted the Configuration Tool may inspect the contents of the rule and offer to rename certain identifiers used in a rule. For example, if the following rule is pasted into the rule collection attached to the Account business object:

Account1.Balance = 100

The Configuration Tool will detect the usage of the identifier Account1 possibly inconsistent with the name of the owner of the rule collection (Account) and offer to rename Account1 to Account (see also Adding/Editing Rules).