Creating a replica from the Replicate Objects dialog box

Chapter 11 Managing Object Replications

Creating a replica from the Replicate Objects dialog box

You can replicate objects using the Replicate Objects dialog box from the Edit Menu. It allows you to select one or several objects to replicate in the active model or package.

If you select an object that owns sub-objects (a table that contains columns for example or a class that contains attributes or operations), its sub-objects are also replicated. However, if you want to directly replicate a sub-object, you must use the drag and drop method.

For more information on the drag and drop method to create replicas, see the "Creating a replica using the drag and drop feature" section.

To create a replica from the Replicate Objects dialog box:

Select Edit→Replicate Objects to open the Replicate Objects dialog box.

Select a model from the Model dropdown listbox. All available objects of the model are displayed.

Select a package from the package selection dropdown listbox. All available objects of the package are displayed.

Include Sub-Packages
If you want to display all objects in the model and all objects in packages and sub-packages, click the Include Sub-Packages tool in the list toolbar.

Select the objects you want to replicate from the different tabbed pages and click OK.

The replicas appear in the active model and in the Browser under the appropriate node.

Opening the Replicate Objects dialog box from the diagram background
You can also open the Replicate Objects dialog box from the diagram background by right-clicking the diagram background and select Edit→Replicate Objects from the contextual menu that appears.