Cut, Copy, Paste and Paste Special

• With multiple devices selected, cut, copy, and paste actions must involve configuration information for devices of the same type. You cannot cut or copy and paste properties of an I/O Gateway onto a DMX Gateway, etc. When a paste function is performed, the target device of the paste operation will be written over by the source device information.
• Click to select a row number from a table, then select "Cut" or "Copy" from the (Edit) menu or the right-click context menu, then select another location and select "Paste" from the (Edit) menu or the right-click context menu to paste the entire row of data to the new target location. You may also select a specific cell property of device data, then "Cut" or "Copy" and "Paste" the entire row to the new target location. The behaviors triggered by these actions vary according to the source and target type and destination. 
• Some actions allow for "Paste Special" functions which displays a dialog for further selection of the behavior. These specific functions are outlined in each section below as they apply.

Using "Cut" or "Copy" and "Paste" or "Paste Special" within the "Device Configurations" table provides for specific behaviors:

• Copying a device (or multiple selected devices) from within the "Device Configurations" table then pasting onto existing devices in the same table overwrites the target device information. When more devices are selected for the "Copy" and "Paste" action than are available in the target location, the copying action continues until the source devices are exhausted or there are no more target devices in the list.
• Copying a configured device (or multiple selected configured devices) and pasting them onto the white space of the same "Device Configurations" table produces a copy of the source selected device(s).
• Copying a device row from the "Device Configurations" table and pasting on an empty area in the same table results in the creation of a new device row which is a copy of the source row, with the exception that the unique ID (CID) property will not be copied.

• Copying a device row from the "Device Configurations" table and pasting on an "Online Devices" row updates the selected online device with all new properties as specified by the source device (with the exception of the "Name" and "IP Address" properties). Preferences
• When one or more devices are "Copied" and "Pasted" onto a target in the "Online Devices" table, the data is copied "one to one", in the order it appeared in the source location. When more devices are selected for the "Copy" action than are available in the target location, the pasting action continues until the source devices are exhausted or there are no more target devices in the list.
• When a single configuration device is pasted onto multiple selected online devices, all devices are updated with the settings of the source device.
• Copying and pasting a device, or multiple selected devices, onto the white space of the "Online Devices" table will cause devices with the same CID as the source device to be updated. Any source device that doesn't match a CID in the "Online Devices" table will be ignored.

Note: There is no support for the copy and paste actions within the "Online Devices" table itself, although you can "Copy" a device or a property for a device from the Online Devices table and "Paste" into the Device Configurations table.

• Copying a device row from the "Online Devices" table and pasting it on an existing device in the "Device Configurations" table, updates the selected configuration device information to match the properties of the source online device. This is accurate only if the two devices are of the same type (for example both the source device and the target device are a DMX 4-Port Gateway). When the target row in the "Device Configurations" table is “Bound”, meaning it has a unique ID (CID) that matches or is linked to that of the source online device, the device will display in the table with a green background.
• When one or more online devices or properties are pasted onto an existing target in the "Device Configurations" table, the data is copied "one to one", in the order it appeared in the source location.
• When an online device selection is pasted into the white space of the "Device Configurations" table the default behavior is to insert the data as a new record in the table list. This creates a new device that is an exact copy of the source device. If a device already exists in the "Device Configurations" table with the same identity (CID) as the new device, a dialog displays requesting action.

Using the "Paste Special" feature after a "Cut" or "Copy" action for a selected row or a specific parameter of a device in the source row, displays a dialog at the target location.

Paste Special: dialog options include:

• "Bind" - Only the CID is copied from the source to the target location.
• "Overwrite" - This is the default when using the conventional copy and paste actions. All selected source properties are copied to and overwrite the target.
• "Settings Only" - All of the selected source fields, except for the CID and those excluded by user preferences , are copied to the target location. When multiple source devices or properties are selected for Copy action, and are pasted into the white space of the table a copy of the source device will be created. The copied device is unbound, meaning that it does not contain a CID.
• "Insert as New" - Creates a new device that is an exact copy of the source device regardless of where in the target location the device is pasted (white space or on top of another existing device).

Note: If a device exists with the same identity (CID) as the new device, a dialog displays requesting action to either abort the operation or carry out a "Paste Settings Only" operation instead.

• [Cancel] - cancels the "Paste Special" action.