Copy groups within a database

You can copy groups within a database.

Prerequisites

You need the Write access privilege for both source group and target group.

Procedure

Drag and drop using the left mouse button

  1. On the Explorer tab, select one or multiple groups in the Models or Objects area.

  2. Click in the selection and hold down the mouse button.

  3. Drag the mouse pointer to the target group.

  4. Press Ctrl. The copy operation is indicated by the plus sign (+) added to the mouse pointer.

  5. Release the mouse button.

All subgroups and models of this group are created in the target group. The objects are not copied to the target group.

Drag and drop using the right mouse button

  1. On the Explorer tab, select one or multiple groups in the Models or Objects area.

  2. Hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to the target group in the Navigation bar.

  3. Release the mouse button and select Copy here.

All subgroups and models of this group are created in the target group. The objects are not copied to the target group.

Copy and paste

  1. On the Explorer tab, select one or multiple groups in the Models or Objects area.

  2. Right-click in the selection.

  3. Click Copy Copy.

  4. Right-click the target group and select Paste as > Create occurrence copy here, Paste as > Create definition copy here, Paste as > Create variant here, Paste as > Create group variants here.

All groups are created in the target group. If you select copies or shortcuts, the objects are not copied in the target group. If you select definition copies or group variants definition copies or group variants are created in the target group and used in the copied models instead of the source objects.

See also

Copy objects within a database

Move/Copy models within a database

Move items within a database