Copying items
Through a copy and paste operation, you can copy items. Modeler copies the item, its links, its child items and its child diagrams.
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• If an item is linked to an item, the new item is also linked to that item; however, if an item is linked to a child item, the new item is linked to the new child item.
• If you copy an item that owns link items (for example, a Class that owns Associations), outgoing links items are copied, incoming link items are ignored.
• If you copy multiple items, each item is treated as a separate copy operation.
• If you copy an item to the same parent item, the name of the new item is prefixed with 'Clone of', except for a Parameter where the new Parameter is prefixed with 'Clone_of_'.
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To copy items through a drag and drop operation
1. In an appropriate pane, select the dictionary items you want to copy.
2. Press and hold the Ctrl key, and then drag the item to the item that is to own the copy.
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• If during a drag and drop operation you hover over a pane or pane tab, that pane will get the focus.
• If during a drag and drop operation you hover over an expand symbol, the item will expand. • When copying an item through a drag and drop operation, the pointer changes as follows when over a valid target item:  • You can reduce the time taken to copy items by having write access to the Model and all Packages in that Model. |
To copy an item through a copy and paste operation:
1. In an appropriate pane, select the dictionary items you want to copy.
2. In the Home tab, click Copy.
3. Click the item that is to own the copies.
4. In the Home tab, click Paste.