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suffix

If copies of groups are generated automatically, the suffix is used as the copying criterion.

Example:

The following group is to be copied, the copy should get the suffix ".1997":
TOP
LEVEL-1
LEVEL-2

The copy appears as follows:
TOP.1997
LEVEL-1.1997
LEVEL-2.1997

If there is already a suffix in the existing group name, the system swaps the old suffix for the new suffix during the copying.

If time-dependent objects are grouped, the copying of group hierarchies is used especially to "freeze" the characteristics of a group hierarchy at a given time.

Example for copying of groups

Note:

Note that the number of groups doubles with each copying transaction. For very large hierarchies you should regularly delete copies that you no longer require. Alternatively, you can also keep the number of groups small by copying only the parts in which changes occur and manually creating a backup copy.