3.3.6 Creating a new Item by copying an Item
You can create a new Item by copying an existing Item. This function enables you to skip the input process because you can use an Item that has already been input.
You can use either of the following methods to copy an Item that has already been created:
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From the Outbox window's list of Items, select the check box for the Item that you want to copy and then click the Copy and Create New button.
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From the Outbox window's list of Items, click the desired Item's link under Item Name, and then click the Copy and Create New button from the Item window that is displayed.
You edit a copied Item in the same way as when you create a new Item. For details about how to edit a copied Item, see 3.1 Creating Items (New Item).
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(1) Notes on creating a new Item by copying an Item
You should note the following about creating a new Item by copying an existing Item:
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You cannot copy an Item that was added by another user.
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Clicking the Copy and Create New button will not copy an Item whose Item status in Item Definition in the job menu is Not Exhibit.
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The content that is copied depends on the object attributes of the objects set for the items in the Item window. The following table describes which object attributes of objects can and cannot be copied.
Table 3‒2: Object attributes of objects that can and cannot be copied Objects
Object attributes
Data type
Initial value
Read-only
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Text box
--
--
--
--
Image
--
--
--
--
Hyperlink
--
--
--
--
Text field
Any double-byte character string
Y
N
N
Any single-byte character string
Y
N
N
Alphabet
Y
N
N
Alphanumeric
Y
N
N
Group reference
Y#
N
N
Location reference
--
N
N
User reference
Y#
N
N
File reference
--
N
N
Device reference
--
N
N
Software name reference
--
N
N
Software reference
N
N
N
Numeric
Y
N
N
Date (YYYYMMDD)
Y#
N
N
Date (YYYYMM)
Y#
N
N
Date (MMDD)
Y#
N
N
Time (HHMMSS)
Y#
N
N
Time (HHMM)
Y#
N
N
Text area
Any double-byte character string
Y
N
N
Any single-byte character string
Y
N
N
Alphabet
Y
N
N
Alphanumeric
Y
N
N
Pull-down
--
Y
N
N
Button
--
--
N
N
Table
--
--
N
N
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--: Not applicable
Y: Is copied (value copied is final data).
N: Is not copied.
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If an initial value has been set, the initial value is copied.