In this article:

Copying Element to Clipboard

Cutting Element to Clipboard

Pasting Element from Clipboard

Features of Element Paste

Features of Operations with Elements in Parametric MDM Dictionary

Working with MDM Dictionary Elements via Clipboard

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

When working with clipboard, see parametric MDM dictionary features.

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

Copying Element to Clipboard

To copy the selected element to clipboard:

Elements are copied without child elements.

Cutting Element to Clipboard

To cut the selected element to clipboard:

The element is cut with all its child elements.

Pasting Element from Clipboard

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

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

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.

See also:

Working with Dictionary