Chapter 5 Objects

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.

To copy a selected object to the Clipboard:

1. 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.

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