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. Release the 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. Right-click a selection and hold down the mouse button.

  3. Drag the mouse pointer to the target group in the Navigation bar.

  4. Release the mouse button and select Move 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 > Occurrence copy.

The groups and models are created in the target group. The objects are still stored in their source group.

See also

Copy objects within a database

Move/Copy models within a database

Move items within a database