5.3.2 Moving units
This subsection describes how to move a unit defined in a jobnet to another jobnet.
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Moving units only
To move only the units defined in a jobnet to another jobnet:
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In the map area of the Jobnet Editor window, display the jobnet that contains the unit or units are to be moved.
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Select Exclusive edit.
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Use one of the following methods to select the icon or icons of the target units:
- If you want to select one unit:
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Click the icon.
- If you want to select multiple units:
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Either use the mouse to enclose a range of icons, or hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired units.
- If you want to select all units:
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Either click Edit and then Select All, or hold down the Ctrl key and press the A key.
To release the selected status, click the icon if only one icon is selected. To deselect multiple icons, hold down the Ctrl key and click the selected icons.
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In the Jobnet Editor window, choose Edit and then Cut.
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In the map area of the Jobnet Editor window, display the destination jobnet.
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Select Exclusive edit.
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Choose Edit and then Paste (Units only).
The icon or icons are moved. The place where the icon or icons are moved depends on the number of icons selected in step 3.
- When one icon was selected
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The icon is moved to the place in the map area where the mouse was clicked last.
- When multiple icons were selected
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The icons are moved to the same coordinate position as in the source jobnet with respect to the last point the mouse was clicked in the map area. To move the icons into a place you desire, click on the place, then choose Edit and then Paste (Units only).
When icons are moved, the unit names are changed so that there are no multiple instances of the same unit name.
- Cautionary notes
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If you close the Jobnet Editor window or disable Exclusive edit after performing a Cut operation, you can perform a Paste (Units only) operation. However, you cannot perform a Paste (Units only) operation if Exclusive edit is enabled in another Jobnet Editor window, or if the units you cut have been referenced from another window.
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If you use Copy or Cut for a jobnet connector, the connection-destination jobnet of the replaced jobnet connector does not change. Accordingly, the connection between the new jobnet connector and the connection-destination jobnet might not work. Make sure that you check the connection-destination jobnet after you paste a jobnet connector.
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The following units cannot be moved under a root jobnet for which release entry was performed (a release-target jobnet).
- Remote jobnet
- .CONDITION (start condition)
- Jobnet connector
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- Supplementary note
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When you move a unit, the attributes defined for the unit are also moved.
(2) Moving units and relations
To move multiple units including the relations between the units:
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In the map area of the Jobnet Editor window, display the jobnet that contains the unit or units are to be moved.
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Select Exclusive edit.
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Use one of the following methods to select the icons for the target units:
- If you want to select multiple units:
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Either use the mouse to enclose a range of icons, or hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired units.
- If you want to select all units:
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Either click Edit and then Select All, or hold down the Ctrl key and press the A key.
To release the selected status, click the icon if only one icon is selected.
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In the Jobnet Editor window, choose Edit and then Cut.
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In the map area of the Jobnet Editor window, display the destination jobnet.
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Select Exclusive edit.
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Choose Edit and then Paste (Units and relations).
The icons are pasted in the same arrangement as in the source jobnet with respect to the last point the mouse was clicked in the map area. The icons are pasted with the same layout as that of the source map area, when possible. If it is impossible to paste the icons with the same layout, the starting position is changed to maintain the same layout.
Note that moved units are renamed to avoid duplication of unit names.
- Cautionary notes
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After executing Cut, you can also execute Paste (Units and relations) by closing the Jobnet Editor window or by clearing Exclusive edit, unless Exclusive edit is selected in another Jobnet Editor window.
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The following units cannot be moved under a root jobnet for which release entry was performed (a release-target jobnet).
- Remote jobnet
- .CONDITION (start condition)
- Jobnet connector
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- Supplementary note
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When a unit is moved, the attributes defined in the unit are also moved.