Moving Objects

Moving an object removes it from its original location and puts it into a new location without breaking any references.

That is, instances of a definition being moved continue to point to the definition in its new location. The system moves all versions of the object together. The Move operation is available inside Domains, Application Areas, and Report Sets for object definitions and Report Set Entries, respectively. It is not available in Work Areas for object instances.

You can move multiple objects at once if they are all in the same location to begin with and you paste them all into the same new location.

You can move an object to a different location if you have Create privileges for that object type in that location and Modify privileges on its parent object (Domain, Application Area, or Report Set definition).

Use the Move operation to do the following:

• Move object definitions from Application Areas to Domains when they have been thoroughly tested and approved for reuse.

• Move an Application Area or child Domain, with all its contents, to a different Domain.

• Move object definitions from one Application Area or Domain to another.

To move one or more objects, do the following:

1. Navigate to one of the following locations:

   • To move one or more object definitions: In the Applications tab, click Manage Definitions for the Domain or Application Area from which you want to move objects. In the Maintain Library screen that opens, select the object you want to move and click Move.

   • To move one ore more Application Areas and/or child Domains: In the Applications tab, click the Domain's hyperlink in the Name column. In the Domain properties screen that opens, select one or more Application Areas and child Domains and click Move.

   • To move a child Domain or Application Area, one at a time: In the Applications tab, Application Development screen, click the icon in the object's Move column.

2. If you are moving objects (not Application Areas or Domains) a confirmation message appears, listing the objects you have selected to move that are currently checked out, if any, and telling you that they will be checked in as part of the Move operation.

   Click Yes to continue with the operation. The Move Objects screen opens.

3. Select the new location: follow instructions for Pasting Objects.