Reusing an object

This task explains how to reuse an object in different containers.

About this task

Use ReUse to share one object among different containers. There is one instance of the object in the database, but it is accessible from more than one place in the hierarchy. If a reused object is placed in a project and modified, the original object and any other reused copies of the object are updated when the project is posted.

To reuse multiple objects, you can select a range (Shift+click), or individual objects (Control+click); you can also combine these selection methods to add to, or subtract from, a range of selected objects.

Procedure

  1. In either tree or list view, right-click on an object, and then click ReUse.
  2. In the container object, right-click and then click Paste.
    In the list view, the Status column indicates read-write.