You can copy only active text, checkbox, data entry (edit), or radio button fields. The fields can be native to the template or shared from another template. You can copy existing local fields the same way you do other fields. For information on copying and pasting triggers only, see Copy a Trigger. For another method of copying a field with triggers, see Copy Triggers from the Triggers window. To create a local field from a copied field, see Copy a Field as a Local Field.
- Do one of the following:
- To display copy options, right-click the field, and then select Copy Field with Triggers.
In the template, right-click where you want to place the copied field, and then select Paste Field.
- Select the field, and select CTRL+C.
In the template, select where you want to place the copied field, and then select CTRL+V.
The window for inserting the selected field type appears. For example, if you select a data entry field, the
Insert Data Entry window opens.
Note: You cannot change the Table name. If you copy a shared field, the table name for the new field is taken from the native template (the template currently open), not the source template for the shared field.
- In the Field box, enter a name for the new field that is different from the copied field.
- Retain the copied field properties or modify any of them as needed.
Refer to the instructions for that type of field under Add Fields to a Template.
- Select OK.
The
Paste Triggers window opens. The
Find box contains the name of the field being copied, and the
Replace With box contains the name of the field that he copied field and its triggers are being copied to.
- Do the following as per your requirement:
- To copy the condition and/or parameters for the field triggers, select the applicable checkbox. Condition is checked by default.
- To copy turned off triggers, select the Copy Disabled checkbox (selected by default).
- To proceed, select OK.
A new field is created with the same triggers as the copied source field.
- Save your template.
