Actions affecting items in BluePrint chain

As BluePrinting defines a relationship between BluePrint Publications and the Content Manager items contained in those Publications, performing actions on one BluePrint item can affect other items.

ActionDescription
AddIf the Publication is a Parent Publication, this item is shared to all Child Publications. You can create an item in a Parent or in a Child. The item is "local" in the Publication in which it is created.
EditYou can edit local items or local copies. Any changes made to these items are shared to Child Publications unless the Child Publication contains local copies of these items. Note that some constraints may apply to local copies.
Cut and pasteYou can cut and paste any local item within a Publication. You cannot cut and paste a shared item or a local copy of an item.
Copy and pasteYou can create a copy of any item in a Publication.
DeleteYou can delete unused local items. You cannot delete local copies or shared items, but you can remove a local copy by unlocalizing it (it is then replaced by the shared item).
LocalizeYou can create an editable local copy (localize) of any shared item in a Publication. This permits you to edit the item. For more information, see Localizing items.
UnlocalizeYou can unlocalize a local copy to use the shared item from a Parent Publication. For more information, see Unlocalizing items.
PublishYou can publish a Component, Page, Structure Group, Folder or Publication. You can also publish to all Child Publications.
UnpublishYou can unpublish a Component, Page, Structure Group, Folder or Publication to remove the item from the published website. You can also unpublish from all Child Publications