About Paste Special Operation in IDD
The Paste Special operation enables you to transform the pasted geometry in a single step. You cannot select a target node as you can for a regular paste operation. The pasted geometry for a paste special operation is always placed at the base level of the GTS Tree.  IDD selects the pasted geometry and automatically activates the user interface for the Transform tool. You can place the pasted geometry relative to the geometry in the Import Feature using the Placement and Move tabs of the user interface for the Transform tool.