Create object occurrences

Of course, the Distribution organizational unit is also responsible for the Handover to Product Management step. To structure your model clearly, create an occurrence of the Distribution object beside the function Handover to Product Management. Object occurrences are copies of object symbols that represent the same object in one or more models. Each occurrence of the Distribution object you have created represents the object you have already created in this model. If you change an attribute, for example, the name of an occurrence, the names of all occurrences of this object change.

Procedure

  1. Select the Distribution object and click Copy Copy in the Model tab bar.
  2. Click the Down arrow down arrow of Paste and then Occurrence copy.

    Paste as

    A preview frame of the object is displayed in the modeling area.

  3. Move the mouse pointer beside the Handover to Product Management object. Lines indicate the distance and orientation of the moving object from the other objects.
  4. Click this position.

    Place occurrence

    The Distribution occurrence copy is placed, selected, and the Insert smart object Insert icons are displayed.

  5. Click Insert smart object Insert to the left and hold down the mouse button.
  6. Move the mouse pointer to the border of the Handover to Product Management function and release the mouse button when the connection anchor point is displayed.

    Connect object

    The connection selection is displayed.

  7. Click carries out.

The occurrence copy is created and connected to the work step.