Copy Property Dialog Box

The Copy Property dialog box allows you to copy values from one property to an existing property or a new property for selected entries or all entries in the Project Table.

To open this panel, choose Data → Copy Property.

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Using the Copy Property Dialog Box

To copy values from one property to another:

  • Select Property under Copy from and choose a property.
  • Select Existing property under To and choose a property.
  • Select or deselect Copy from selected entries only. If deselected, copying is done from all entries.
  • Click Copy Property.

The group title and the row number can also be copied to a property, by selecting the appropriate option under Copy from.

To create a new property and copy values to the new property:

  • Select Property under Copy from and choose a property.
  • Select New property under To and enter a property name.
  • Select or deselect Copy from selected entries only.
  • Click Copy Property.

The source property type is converted to the destination property type if possible. Any data in the destination property is replaced with the new data. The following conditions determine what happens when the destination is not one of the special properties:

  • If the destination property does not exist, it is created using the data type of the source property and the source data is copied into it.

  • If the destination property does exist and is of the same type as the source, the destination property values are replaced.

  • If the destination property exists and is of a different type, an attempt is made to convert the data type to that of the destination. If the conversion fails, the destination property is deleted. If it succeeds, the converted data replaces the original data.

  • If fields in the source property column are empty, the corresponding fields in the destination property column are deleted.

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If a property is added, removed, or updated while this dialog box is open, the panel is reset to the default and refreshed with the change in the properties.

Copy Property Dialog Box Features

Copy from options

Choose the source of the property. These options allow you to choose some sources that are not strictly entry properties.

Property option, menu, and button

Select this option to specify the property for the source. The property name is displayed on the property menu. To choose the property, you can select from this menu (which shows the visible properties), or click the button next to the menu , and choose the property using the Single Property Selector.

Group title option

For each entry, copy the title of the group that it belongs to as the entry property.

Row number option

Copy the current row number of the entry as the property. This option preserves only the current row numbers, which can change subsequently. It does not keep the property synchronized with the row numbers.

To options

Choose the destination property using these options.

New property option and text box

Select this option to create a new property with the copied values, and enter the name of the new property in the text box.

Existing property option, menu, and button

Select this option to copy the properties to an existing property. Data in the existing property is replaced by data from the source.

The property name is displayed on the property menu. To choose the property, you can select from this menu (which shows the visible properties), or click the button next to the menu , and choose the property using the Single Property Selector.

Copy from selected entries only option

Select this option to copy the values only for the entries that are selected in the Project Table. Deselect it to copy the values for all entries. To copy to selected entries, you must select the entries first, before opening this dialog box.

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