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Copying, cutting, and pasting

When you copy and paste a study object, all of its child study objects are copied with it. The method of copying that you choose determines whether the new study object and new child study objects retain links to the original study objects.

When you copy a study object into a study twice, the two study objects are links to each other.

You can cut linked study objects but not instances of study objects. Cutting a link is the same as deleting the link to (but not the instance of) the study object. After cutting, you must paste the link on the correct parent study object. For example, you can cut an item that is on a form and then paste it on another form.

The following copying options are available.

Options for copying, cutting, and pasting

Copying option

Description

Link

  • The new study object retains a link to the original. If either the original or the new study object is modified, the other study object is modified, and all other reference copies of it within the study are also modified.
  • All child study objects are copied with links to the original study objects.

With children

  • The new study object has no link to the original. If either the original or the new study object is modified, the other study object is not affected.
  • All child study objects are also copied and do not retain links to the original study objects. Therefore, a change to either the original or new child study objects does not affect the other.

Without children

  • The new study object has no link to the original. If either the original or the new study object is modified, the other study object is not affected.
  • All child study objects are copied with links to the original study objects. Therefore, if either an original or a new child study object is modified, the other study object is modified, and all other reference copies of it within the study are also modified.

Note: Advanced copying options (Link, With children, and Without children) are not available for codelist items. When you copy a codelist item, a copy of the original codelist item is created with a new identifier.

Renamed RefNames

Because two study objects in a study cannot have the same RefName, the Central Designer application renames study objects in a study when you:

When a study object is renamed, it is appended with "_1" (or similar).

Note: Study object names in a library might not be unique. Additionally, a study object can appear in multiple places in a study if it is copied using the Copy > Link option.

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