About the Annotation Element Propagate Feature
The Annotation Element propagate feature contains the propagated Annotation Elements and the references of one or more Annotation Elements. Note the following points about the Annotation propagate feature.
• Upon regeneration of the model after you update the references, Creo Parametric automatically updates the Annotation Element propagate feature and the propagated Annotation Elements in the Annotation Element propagate feature.
• The propagation feature is visible in the Model Tree and you can select it only in the Model Tree. You can reorder the Annotation Element propagate feature by dragging it in the Model Tree as long as its references precede it in the Model Tree.
• If you remove the references of the Annotation Element propagate feature, the feature cannot be regenerated.
• If you delete the Annotation Element propagate feature, then the Annotation Elements in the feature are also deleted. You can delete an Annotation Element from the Annotation Element propagate feature when redefining the Annotation Element propagate feature.
• If you want to work with Annotation Elements propagated before Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, then delete the propagated Annotation Feature and create a new Annotation Element propagate feature in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0. Similarly, if you want to use Draft or Solid Offset features created before Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, then you must create these features again in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
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The af_copy_reference_flag configuration option that is used to back up references of Annotation Elements does not support Annotation Elements in the Annotation Element propagate feature.
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Controlling the Propagate Status and Dependency
You can control the propagate status and dependency of the newly propagated Annotation Elements in an Annotation Element propagate feature using the Copy All and Dependent check boxes on the Annotation Element propagate feature dashboard that appears when you click 
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.The status of the Copy All and Dependent check boxes does not affect the propagate status or dependency status of Annotation Elements that are already in the list of Annotation Elements in the slide up panel. This panel appears when you click Annotation Elements on the Annotation Element propagate feature dashboard.
If you do not want any new Annotation Elements to propagate to the Annotation Element propagate feature after you create the Annotation Element propagate feature, then clear the Copy All check box before you complete the creation of the Annotation Element propagate feature. Subsequently, even if you add new Annotation Elements in the original Annotation Feature and even if these Annotation Elements reference the correct geometry and qualify for propagation, they do not propagate. If you want new Annotation Elements to propagate, you must select the Copy All check box before the completion of the Annotation.
On regeneration, if you want Creo Parametric to automatically make the newly propagated Annotation Elements in the Annotation Element propagate feature to be independent, then clear the Dependent check box before completing the creation of Annotation Element propagate feature.