Creating Project Objects by Copying (SAP Library

Creating Project Objects by Copying

Procedure

In the Project Builder there are several ways of creating project objects by copying:

You can create a new project or network directly by copying, that is without using the Templates screen area. In this case, after you have called up the function, a dialog box appears in which you enter the project or network to be copied. I
You can store frequently used projects or project objects in the Templates screen area, and use this templates to create new objects by double-clicking on them or using Drag & Drop.

For information on how to copy project objects to the Templates screen area, see Saving Project Objects as Templates.

Creating a Project or Network Directly by Copying

Function	Action	Result
Creating a project by copying	Choose and then in the list box Copy project. or In the (empty) structure tree choose New ->Copy project from the context menu.	A dialog box appears in which you enter the name of the project or the standard project that you want to use as a template for the new project. You can use F4 help to display all the project that are saved in the database. If you have already opened a project in the Project Builder, a warning appears before you close this project.
Creating a network by copying	Choose and then in the list box Copy network. or In the (empty) structure tree choose New ->Copy network from the context menu.	A dialog box appears in which you enter the name of the network or the standard network that you want to use as a template for the new project.

Create by Copying from the Templates Screen Area
Using Drag & Drop

In the Templates screen area, select the project object (for example, standard WBS element or an activity in a simulation version).

Keeping the left-hand mouse button pressed, drag the project object to the required position in the structure tree.

If you use drag & drop to create project objects, the new object is always subordinate to the object it is positioned after in the project hierarchy.

Using Double-Click or the Context Menu

The following table informs you how to use double-clicks and the context menu to create new projects and networks..

From the Projects group

Function	Prerequisite	*Action in Templates* Screen Area**	Result
Create WBS element by copying	WBS element has been selected in the structure tree	Double-click on the WBS element that is to serve as the template Or select a WBS element and choose Create in the context menu	Copies the WBS element and inserts the copy at the selected position. You can insert the new WBS element at the same level as the selected WBS element or below it in the hierarchy. Assignment to the WBS element (for example, long texts, Ps texts, milestones etc.) are copied with the WBS element. Assignment to the WBS element (for example, long texts, Ps texts, milestones etc.) are copied with the WBS element.
Creating a network by copying	WBS element or network has been selected in the structure tree	Double-click on the network that is to serve as the template or In the context menu choose Create.	Copies the network and inserts the copy at the selected position. The new network is subordinate to the selected WBS element or network in the hierarchy.

From the Standard templates group

Function	Prerequisite	*Action in Templates* Screen Area**	Effect
Create standard WBS element by copying	WBS element has been selected in the structure tree	Double-click on the standard WBS that is to serve as the template Or select the standard WBS element and choose Create in the context menu	Copies the standard WBS element and inserts the new WBS element at the selected position. You can insert the new WBS element at the same level as the selected WBS element or below it in the hierarchy. Assignment to the WBS element (for example, long texts, Ps texts, milestones etc.) are copied with the WBS element. Assignments to the WBS element are also copied.
Creating a standard network by copying	WBS element has been selected in the structure tree	Double-click on the standard network that is to serve as the template Or select the standard network and choose Create in the context menu	Copies the standard network and inserts the new network at the selected position.

If you have not stored project data in the templates or require more templates, you can access other templates from the database by choosing Create with other template in the context menu.

See also:

Working in the Templates Screen Area