Editing the project - Move or copy descriptor trees

Using the context menue, you may move or copy parts of a descriptor tree to other branches. Please note that for the move and copy operations the selected project, marked by its background colour in the descriptor tree, is assumed as the target project. You may copy descriptor trees or parts of projects with read-only access to your selected project. The move operation is certainly not possible in those cases. Note that by the copy operations only the tree structures will be copied, associated recommended statistical measures, modifiers and frequencies will not be copied! The move operations preserve those adjustments.

Remark: If you want to move or copy element from an other than the selected project, activate the "Show all projects" option by clicking the button in the tool strip. The icon background will be changed to red color to indicate that this option is active.

1. Move or copy a descriptor tree

Right click on the descriptor tree you want to move/copy. A context menu opens, that offers the options Copy '<tree name>' to '<project name>' rsp. Move '<tree name>' to 'project name' (see picture below left). If you selected "Move", the descriptor tree is removed from the original project and appended to your selected project. If you selected "Copy", a copy of the tree will be appended to the selected project. In this case numeric IDs are appended to generate unique tree and tree node names (see picture below right). The copy function can be used to generate a clone of a descriptor tree in the selected project.

  

Additionally you may copy the contents of a descriptor tree to a descriptor tree node by clicking selecting the option Copy descriptor tree to descriptor tree node ... rsp. Move descriptor tree to descriptor tree node ... (see picture above left). A separate window opens to select the target node (see picture below left). Find the move result in the right picture below. Since the tree has been moved, the tree node names have not been changed. One duplicate descriptor has not been moved to the target node. 

   

2. Move or copy a descriptor tree node

Right click on the descriptor tree node you want to move/copy. A context menu opens, that offers the options Copy descriptor tree node ... rsp. Move descriptor tree node ... (see picture below left). After selecting one of there items a dialog windows opens where you may select the target descriptor tree or descriptor tree node (see picture below right).

   

If you selected "Move", the descriptor tree node is removed from the original position and appended to the selected tree position. If you selected "Copy", a copy of the tree node will be appended to the selected tree position. In this case numeric IDs are appended to generate unique tree node names (see picture below). The copy function can also be used to generate a clone of a descriptor tree node in the selected project.

3. Move or copy a descriptor

Right click on the descriptor you want to move/copy. A context menu opens, that offers the options Copy descriptor ... rsp. Move descriptor ... (see picture below left). After selecting one of there items a dialog windows opens where you may select the target descriptor tree or descriptor tree node (see picture below right).

 

If you selected "Move", the descriptor is removed from the original position and appended to the selected tree position. If you selected "Copy", a new descriptor node will be appended to the selected tree position (see picture below).

 

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