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 Copying Documents using Drag and Drop

Use

You can copy documents from the product structure to a recipient list using Drag and Drop.

Prerequisites

You have selected Control display in your settings for the product structure.

Procedure

  1. Choose in the recipient list Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Product structure End of the navigation path .

  2. The Product Structure Browser screen appears. Initial Screen .

  3. Choose Settings and select Control display .

  4. If you want to select the dependencies that you want to display in the product structure using a context menu you must also select Display dependencies with context menu .

  5. You can also edit the filter .

  6. Choose Continue and enter the data for the initial object.

  7. Start the product structure explosion by choosing Continue .

  8. The Product structure screen appears. < Validity date >.

    The Product Structure screen is divided into several sections:

    – First section: Product structure of the initial object

    This part shows the product structure for the initial object. You can copy all the documents that are marked with the Move icon to the recipient using drag and drop.

    You copy the document by placing the cursor on the document you want to copy and pressing the left mouse button. Move the document by moving the mouse with the left button still pressed into the Recipient list area and let it fall on the entry Document .

    If you decide not to copy the object you selected, you can copy it back to the product structure using drag and drop.

    – Second section: Recipient Lists

    This section refers to the recipient list that you are currently processing. The selected documents are copied to this part of the screen.

  9. Choose ( Copy objects).

Result

The system copies your selected documents to the recipient list.