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Results of adding study objects to studies and libraries from the Libraries Browser

The following table describes the results of searching for a study object in the Libraries Browser and then adding it to a library or study.

Note: In the following sections, the library or study that contains the study object is the source location. The library or study to which you are adding a study object is the target location.

Results of adding a study object to a study or library from the Libraries Browser

Process

Results of adding the study object

Library to library

(The study object is in a library, and you are adding the study object to a library.)

You are prompted to choose one:

  • Link to the existing study object and its children.

    The study object and its children are added to the target location as links. Each study object is a single study object that exists in multiple libraries. If you change a study object in either library, the change is reflected in the other library.

  • Copy the study object and its children to the target location.

    If the study object or any of the child objects have already been copied into the target location, new copies of the study objects are not created. The existing study objects are referenced correctly by other study objects that are copied in.

    For the study object or any children that have not been copied into the target location, new copies are created.

    If you change a study object in either library, the study object in the other library is not updated.

Library to study

(The study object is in a library, and you are adding the study object to a study.)

or

Study to library

(The study object is in a study, and you are adding the study object to a library.)

Copies of the study object and its children are created in the target location. If you change a study object in either the target or original location, the study object in the other location is not updated.

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

  • Drag a study object from a library to a study, and its RefName is identical to an existing study object in the study.
  • Use the Copy > With Children and the Copy > Without Children options.

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.

Note: If you drag and drop a study object that is mapped to a data series, and the study object already exists in the library, the database contains a data point for the study object, and the drop operation reuses that data point as is. The application warns you that the drag and drop operation is not supported. If you continue, any data mappings in the dropped study object that are different from the data mappings that are associated with the study object that already exists in the library are removed.

Note: You cannot have duplicate RefNames in a study. Duplicate RefNames are allowed in a library with the following exceptions:

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