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Move Elements Between Packages
If an element or package is not in the most appropriate part of the model structure, you can move it to a different location in the Project Browser, either by:
| • | Dragging and dropping the element to a target destination, or |
| • | Cutting and pasting the element or package |
If you move a package, ALL the child packages and their contents are moved to the new location also.
Drag an element between packages
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Click on the element in the Project Browser. See Customer in the diagram below.
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Drag the element so that the cursor is over the target package icon. The element symbol (and, in some operating systems, the element name) displays at the moving cursor position.
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Release the mouse button. The element is moved into the target package.
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Cut and Paste the Element
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In the Project Browser, right-click on the element to be moved and select the Cut context menu option. The selected element is highlighted.
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Right-click on the package or element under which to move the cut element, and select the Paste context menu option. The cut element is listed as a child of the selected element or package, in the Project Browser.
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Notes
| • | You can also drag the element under a host element in the new package; for example, drag an element under a Class |
| • | Moving an element has no effect on any relationships that the element might have |
| • | Moving an element in the Project Browser has no effect on the use of that element in any diagram |
| • | Moving a diagram generally does not affect the location of elements in packages - if you move a diagram out of one package into another, all the elements in the diagram remain in the original package; however, certain elements (such as Decision, Initial and Final elements) are used only within one diagram, have no meaning outside that diagram, and are never re-used in any other diagram, therefore, if you move a diagram containing these elements, they are moved to the new parent package with the diagram |
| • | In a multi-user environment, if one person moves or updates the Project Browser structure, other users must reload their project to see the latest changes in the Project Browser; although this is true of any addition or modification to the tree, it is most important when big changes are made, such as dragging a package to a different location |
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