In an open model, you can create a free-form text as an to make changes to text at different positions in the model or in various models at once.
Copy of the occurrence, that is, only the graphical representation of an object, rather than the entire object as with the definition copy.
All occurrence copies of an object represent the underlying object definition.
You can create copies of objects. When copying an object, you can decide whether you wish to create a new object (a definition copy) or a new object symbol for an existing object (an occurrence copy).
It is helpful to create a copy of the object symbol for an existing object - that is, only a copy of the occurrence of an object - if exactly the same object is used at various positions in the model or in different models.
For example, if, in the model, you are creating, Plant 1 supplies goods at various points of the model, it is advisable to use occurrence copies at these points. These refer to the same object, and any changes to this object apply to all occurrence copies.
If you want to rename Plant 1 to Plant A, for example, you only need to do this for ONE of the occurrences: The names of all other occurrences are simultaneously changed to Plant A.
Warning
Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.
Procedure
Click the free-form text and select Copy.
In the same model or in another model, click Paste as > Occurrence copy.
Move the mouse pointer to the position in the model at which you want to place the occurrence copy of the free-form text.
A new occurrence exists for the same free-form text. If you edit one of the occurrences, the free-form text of the other occurrences is also changed automatically.
Tip
You can copy free-form text as a normal copy, that is, as text that can be changed without affecting other free-form texts, using the Copy/Paste functionality.