Action

Description

Copy ® Paste

Creates a sibling instance of the object you have copied to the clipboard. See the figure in the Example section below.

·        Sibling objects are not directly related to one another through a delta link; however, they share the same source object via delta link.

·        At the time the objects are copied, the source object and the new instance are identical; however they may become different over time since they do not belong to the same delta link chain.

This option is available also when you copy a folder with objects in it. The source folder and its contents are copied to the new destination.

Typically, you would use the Copy ® Paste method when the source object is similar enough to what is needed for another role or location in the Portal Catalog. Adjustments can be made as needed to the new object for its new context or role.

Copy ® Paste as Delta Link

Creates a delta link instance (also referred to as the target object) to the original source object. See the figure in the Example section below.

This option is only available when you copy individual objects; not when you copy a folder.

Use the Copy ® Paste as Delta Link method to create object dependencies and to extend delta link chains (see Delta Links).

Verification

Description

Object dependencies

Dependent objects can be one of the following:

·        Internal dependency: related object that is amongst the objects you have selected to copy

·        External dependency: related object that is not in the selection range

The wizard does not relate to external dependencies; therefore, if the source objects you are copying have related objects pointing to them, which are not in the selection range, the dependencies will not point to the duplicated objects, as well.

The wizard checks for internal dependencies. If found, the wizard creates links between source objects and related objects which are in the selection range. The wizard does not alert you if there are internal dependencies.

Object locking status

Objects being edited by you or another user are locked by the system. Objects or folders which are already locked by another user or portal process, prevent the copy action from being executed. For more information, see Object Locking.

The wizard lists locked objects preventing completion of the action, and their respective owners.

Permissions

Administrator permissions are assigned to every object in the Portal Catalog and determine which actions can be performed by users.

To copy an object or folder, the following administrator permissions are required:

·        Permission to copy the source objects.

·        Permission to create objects in the destination folder.

The wizard informs you if you do not have the necessary permissions. For details about the permission settings required for the aforementioned capabilities, see Permission Levels.

Hidden or filtered objects

The Portal Catalog is used by many editors in the portal. Each editor displays only the objects that are relevant to it. For example, in the Portal Content Studio you may be working with iViews in a particular folder, but the iViews are not displayed in the same folder in the System Landscape Editor.

The wizard informs you if the source folder contains objects that are filtered out in the current editor. These objects are copied if you instruct the wizard to continue.