Copying objects

Before you start:

To complete this task, you must have completed the following tasks:

You can copy an object within a message definition file, such as a message for a local element object, or types for a complex type object. To copy an object:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Ensure that the Outline view is visible in the Broker Application Development perspective. If the Outline view is not visible, from the workbench menu click Window > Show View > Outline.
  3. In the Outline view, right-click the message model object that you want to copy then click Copy on the pop-up menu. Alternatively, right-click the object in the Message Definition editor Overview tab then click Copy on the pop-up menu.

The object is now copied.

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Message model objects
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Message model object properties