Copying a Logical Feature from Another Object

You can reuse or copy a logical feature from an existing structure to a context item.

For the Copy From action, you start with the item you want to copy the structure to. Then you select the item from which you want to copy structural elements.

Note: If you manually add a variant, option group, variant value, or option to a model version and then add it as a design variant to a logical feature, that variant, option group, variant value, or option is retained in the model version context even if the design variant is removed.

Before you begin: View the Logical View page for the model version. See Logical View Tab on the Logical Structures Page.
See Also
Copying a Logical Feature to Another Object
Copying by Replace and Merge
Copying by Replace and Split
  1. Select the target object to which you are copying a structure.

  2. Click Enable Edit .
  3. From the page Actions menu, click Copy From .
    The dialog box includes a tab that allows you to select the source object whose structure you want to copy, and what related items of that object to include in the copy, and a tab that lists the features of that source object.
  4. Click to search for, select, and submit the needed Source item.

    Only logical features that are not frozen can be copied. You cannot copy the structure from model version, product lines, or the root node.

    The Select Features tab is loaded with the structure of the selected source item.

  5. Select a Copy Option:

    Option Description
    Clone Copies the selected items in the Include Related Data section by value.
    Share Copies the selected items in the Include Related Data section by reference.

  6. If you selected Clone, then in the Include Related Data field, select which data to copy.

    Item Description
    All All configured relationships are copied.
    Use Case

    Only shows if you also use Traceable Requirements Management.

    		All use cases are copied.
    GBOM The associated GBOM is copied.
    Design Variants All design variants are copied. Any GBOM rules that need to be refactored are also taken care of.
    Specifications All specifications are copied.
    Reference Documents All reference documents are copied.
    Test Cases All test cases are copied.
    Images All images, including the primary image, are copied.
    Configurable Rules All compatibility rules and rule extensions are copied.
    Variant/Option The effectivity expression is copied.
    Effectivity The effectivity expression is copied.

  7. In the Select Features tab, expand the structure as needed. Select the features you want to copy, then click Done.
    Make any edits needed to the inserted items.
  8. Click Save.