Content reuse

Content reuse

Create a project using content from one or more existing
View Designer
 projects. For example, assume that you use the same screen in multiple projects and now the screen requires updating. Instead of making the changes to each screen in each project, make the changes to the screen in one project and then copy it to the other projects.
Or assume that you have different projects but the same users are accessing them. Configure the security access for each user in one project and then copy them to the other projects.
The ability to cut or copy and then paste content depends on the item:
Item:
Cut or copy within a project?
Cut or copy to a different project?
Project Explorer
Navigation Menu content
Yes
No
User-Defined Screens folder
No
No
Predefined Screens folder
No
No
Predefined screens (excluding System Banner)
Copy to User-Defined Screens folder only; no cut
Copy to User-Defined Screens folder only; no cut
Important:
 Pasting screens or popups in the
Predefined Screens
 folder is not allowed.
Images folder
No
No
Screens with no user-defined properties
Yes
Yes
Screens with user-defined properties
Yes
Yes
Screens with shortcuts
Copy only; no cut
Copy only; no cut
Popups with no user-defined properties
Yes
Yes
Popups with user-defined properties
Yes
Yes
Shortcuts
Yes
No
System Banner
No
No
Screen and popup content
Graphic elements
Yes
Yes
Images
Yes
Yes
Drawing elements
Yes
Yes
User-defined properties
Yes
Yes
Controller reference
Yes
Yes
Security Administration user account
Yes
Yes
Table content (State Table, Color Table, Property Definition tab)
Rows
Yes
Yes
Cells
Copy only; no cut
Copy only; no cut
Pasted content retains its appearance and behavior:
  • Screens and popups paste with all of their content.
  • Links to shortcuts and popups are retained.
  • Navigation events are retained. Verify that the navigation works correctly.
  • Graphic elements maintain their physical size and position on the screen.
  • Content pasted between projects with different terminal sizes are converted using the
    Do not scale
     scaling mode.
  • Position animation behavior may change when copying and pasting with projects of different terminal sizes. The animation works, but the location that it begins and ends may be different due to scaling.
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