Copying Objects

You can copy objects from the following areas of the PowerDesigner interface:


  • The Browser

  • A diagram

  • A list of objects

  • The Result List

When you copy an object, you copy not only its properties but also the properties of its related objects. For example, if you copy a CDM entity, you also copy the attributes and business rules attached to that entity.

You can copy an object to the Clipboard in any of the following ways.

Select Edit > Copy from the PowerDesigner menu bar.

or

Press ctrl + c on the keyboard.

or

Right-click and select Edit > Copy from the contextual menu of the object.

or

Open a list of objects, select one or several lines in the list and Press ctrl + c on the keyboard.

Parent topic: Moving, Copying, and Deleting Objects

Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com