Changing the Source for Annotations

You can optionally change any source element associated with annotations. Data source elements consist of Type, Server, Application, and Database. The data source can be applied to a selected annotations or all annotations that meet the original data source criteria.

  To change the source for annotations:

  1. Open Annotation Manager and search for annotations.

  2. Right-click an annotation and select Change Source. The Change Source dialog box displays the current data source.

  3. Enter your data source options. All fields are optional:

    • In the Data Source drop-down, select a new data source. Proceed to change any data source element.

    • In Replace Type, enter a new data source type.

    • In Replace Server, enter a new server.

    • In Replace Application, enter a new application.

    • In Replace Database, enter a new database

  4. In Apply to All Annotations, to apply the source change to all annotations that meet the original data source criteria, select the check box. To apply the source change to the highlighted annotations, clear the check box.

  5. Click OK. A confirmation message presents the number of changed documents. The changed documents are highlighted in the list.