Modeling Nodes

You can model an existing node to create a new node with the same properties and in the same hierarchies as the node being modeled.

To create a node by modeling a node:

1. From Browse, select a version.
2. Select a hierarchy.
3. From Hierarchies, select Open.

   The top node of the hierarchy is displayed in a node tree.

4. Select a node to model.
5. On the Shortcuts menu, select Script and then select Model After.

   The Source tab is populated with information from the node you selected.

6. On the Properties tab, from Copy Properties, select the properties to be copied from the node.

   • None––No properties are copied.

   • Overridden––Only overridden property values are copied.

   • Selected––Only the properties you select are copied.

     Note:

     For Selected, click to display a property selector from which to select properties.

   • All––all properties are copied.

7. Do the following:

   • Select the Global Properties tab to view the Global property values that will be included in the Action Script based on your selection in Step 4.

   • Select the Local Properties tab and select a hierarchy to view the local property values that will be included from each hierarchy based on your selection in Step 4. Make changes as necessary.

8. On the Target tab, do the following:

   • Select the target version for the new node.

   • Enter a name for the new node.

   • Enter a description for the new node.

9. Click Load.
10. When the load completes, review the script actions and parameter values. You can:

    • Click to modify a row.

    • Select Script, then Substitute Versions to change a version. Select the version to be replaced and the version to replace it with and click OK.

    • Click a column header to sort rows alphabetically.

    • Click to filter one or more columns.

    • Click to switch between displaying properties by label or by name.

11. Select the check box in the Process column next to each row to be run.

    Note:

    From the Script menu, use Select All to process all actions. You can select a subset of actions from a script and only process those actions.

12. Click to run the Action Script.

    The results of each script action are displayed in the Status and Result Value columns. The script and the results can be saved to a file using the Download option on the Script menu.