Chapter 10 Managing Shortcuts

Creating a shortcut

There are two methods for creating shortcuts, you can:

• Copy and paste an object as a shortcut
• Use the drag and drop feature

You create a shortcut:

When you create a shortcut, you have to follow some rules:

• You cannot create a shortcut in the target model or package
• You cannot create a shortcut for a data item outside the current namespace
• You cannot create more than one shortcut for a given target object in the same model or package
• You cannot create links between two shortcuts, if the link implies a parent/child hierarchy (for example: reference link between two table shortcuts in the PDM)
• You cannot create a link between an entity and the shortcut of an inheritance

For more information on links on shortcuts, see the "Linking shortcuts" section.

When you create a shortcut, the following display rules apply to the shortcut symbol:

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