During design in JDeveloper, you can copy (that is, load) existing objects
from a remote BI Beans Catalog to the local Catalog of a BI Designer
in a project. This capability allows you to create an object once and then use
it in multiple applications. You might also want to use this capability to enhance
an existing object or to create a new object that is similar to an existing
object.
When the wizard copies your selected folders and objects to a local Catalog in your project, it preserves the hierarchical folder structure that exists in the remote Catalog. This preserved structure is helpful later if you update the objects and copy the revised objects back to the remote Catalog.
To copy objects from a remote Catalog to the local Catalog:
In the System Navigator, right-click the BI Designer
object
that references the desired Catalog.
From the popup menu, select Copy Objects from Remote Catalog to invoke the appropriate wizard.
Complete the steps of the wizard and choose Finish. When the wizard completes the copy operation, it displays a summary of the objects that were copied.