Copying and Pasting Metadata Objects :: SAS(R) Data Integration Studio 4.9: User's Guide

Problem

You want to create a metadata object that is similar to another metadata object in a SAS Data Integration Studio tree view.

Solution

Use the Copy and Paste menu options to create a copy of the object, and then modify the copy as desired. As an alternative to Paste, you can use Paste Special, which enables you to select which attributes are copied and to change some attributes in the pasted object.

Tasks

Copy

To copy an object in a tree view, right-click the object and select Copy from the pop-up menu.

Paste

Paste enables you to create a copy that is almost identical to the original that you copied. To paste an object, right-click a target folder in the Folders tree object and select Paste from the pop-up menu.

Paste Special

Paste Special enables you to select which attributes are copied and to change some attributes in the pasted object. Right-click a target folder in the Folders tree, and then select Paste Special from the pop-up menu.

Usage Notes

A Generated transformation is a custom transformation that you create with the Transformation Generator wizard. If you copy and paste a Generated transformation, a new ID that is unique across all active metadata repositories is applied. Otherwise, the normal rules for copy and paste apply. For more information about generated transformations, see Working with User-Written Code.