Copying a View 

You can copy a view within the same Web Dynpro component or to another Web Dynpro component.

Procedure

       1.      In the Web Dynpro Explorer, place the cursor on the view to be copied.

       2.      Choose the context menu entry Copy on the source view.

       3.      Select the Views node in the target Web Dynpro component and choose Paste from the context menu.

       4.      In the dialog box that appears, you can change the name of the view or the package, or accept the values of the source view.

Result

The view is copied and displayed in the Web Dynpro Explorer. The following application entities are also copied along with the view:

·        View layout, including the user interface elements

·        View context, including the context definition

·        Component Usage

·        Plugs

·        Actions

·        Methods, including the subscribed events

The class and method names are automatically adjusted in the source code.

For the view copy, you must newly define the following:

·        Component interface controller

·        Event source of the methods

·        Mapping definition