Working with MDM Dictionary Elements via Clipboard

The following operations are available on working with MDM dictionary elements via clipboard:

• Copy.

• Cut.

• Paste.

When working with clipboard, see parametric MDM dictionary features.

NOTE. Working with elements is available only on editing MDM dictionary in the desktop application.

Copying Element to Clipboard

To copy the selected element to clipboard:

• Click the Copy button on the toolbar. It is available only in the desktop application.

• Select the Edit > Copy main menu item. It is available only in the web application.

• Select the Copy item in the element's context menu.

• Press CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT.

Elements are copied without child elements.

Cutting Element to Clipboard

To cut the selected element to clipboard:

• Click the Cut button on the toolbar. It is available only in the desktop application.

• Select the Edit > Cut main menu item. It is available only in the web application.

• Select the Cut item in the element's context menu.

• Press CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE.

The element is cut with all its child elements.

Pasting Element from Clipboard

To paste the element from the clipboard to the current position:

• Click the Paste button on the toolbar. It is available in the desktop application.

• Select the Edit > Paste main menu item. It is available only in the web application.

• Select the Paste item in the element's context menu.

• Press CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT.

The Dictionary Element Properties dialog box opens showing values of copied element attributes when an element copy is pasted. The suffix - Copy (<copy number>) will be added to the source element name. For example, name of the element to be copied is Test, name of the copied element is Test - Copy (1). In the web application the name is not changed.

Features of Element Paste

• Pasting of text and table data is supported; empty rows and cells are ignored.

• Pasting is executed for the Name attribute. If data is a table, values of the first column are selected as a name. If data is text, the text limited with a tab character or a semicolon is selected as a name for CSV files.

• When elements are pasted into a parametric dictionary, parameter value is set automatically according to the currently specified one in the dictionary.

• If a dictionary contains attributes, which values are calculated by default on creating an element, when elements are pasted to this dictionary, attribute values are calculated automatically.

• If a dictionary contains custom attributes that must be filled, pasting is not executed, and a message is displayed about whether these attributes with a list of their identifiers exist.

Features of Operations with Elements in Parametric MDM Dictionary

Parametric dictionaries allow for copying and pasting dictionary elements when a set and values of parameters are changed. Elements are copied and pasted without child elements.

The example of the Copy and Paste operations:

1. Set parameter value to 1.

2. Copy dictionary elements.

3. Set parameter value to 2.

4. Paste the elements. The copied values are added, parameter element attribute value for the copied elements is changed to 2. Elements are copied without child elements.