Copying-and-Pasting Artifacts from Quick Explorer to Repository Explorer

Overview

You can copy artifacts from any repository location in Quick Explorer and paste them into a package or artifact. You can paste artifacts as sibling or child artifacts. Additionally, you can copy artifact links.

You can perform paste action in the following interfaces:

Repository Explorer
OneView Document
Document View
Tree View

If you’re new to Quick Explorer and want to know about it, refer to the Quick Explorer User Guide chapter.

This article explains copying artifacts from Quick Explorer and pasting them into Repository Explorer. Similarly, you can paste them into other interfaces as listed above.

Step 1. Open Quick Explorer from the toolbar

For information about opening Quick Explorer, see Opening Quick Explorer.

Step 2. Copy (or Ctrl+C) artifacts or packages in Quick Explorer

Step 3. Select the location in Repository Explorer and paste the artifacts (Ctrl+V)

NOTE

Before you paste, ensure that the destination allows the record type of artifacts you are pasting. You can always configure the destination package to allow the copied artifacts. For more information about configuring a package, see Creating a Package.

Step 4. Copy Records from Clipboard opens

On this screen, you can choose to copy or reuse artifacts.

The difference between copy and reuse is that the system internally maintains a link between the source and reused artifacts. To know more about reuse, click here.

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Step 5. Artifacts have been pasted successfully

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