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Using
'Cut', 'Copy', 'Paste',
'Paste as New' - Copying and
Pasting Products and other items: |
Copying and Pasting Products:
The Copy feature has two functions with
products:
Paste as New
- If used with the 'Paste As New'
function, it creates a new product by copying
the original product information, but the newly
created product is independent from the one that
it was copied from. This function is used to create
a new product that has similar characteristics
to another product already existing in the software,
so you don't need to enter the information from
scratch. To proceed, right-click on the product
whose information you want to copy, click on 'Copy'
and then right-click on the Category that
you want your new product to be on, and click
on 'Paste As New'. Because the SKU number
must be unique for every product, the Wizard will
ask you to enter a SKU number for your new Product.
This will paste the original product information
as a new product, so you can change its information
without altering the product that it was copied
from.
Paste
- However, if you click on 'Paste' instead
of 'Paste As New' and make modifications
to the new product, the product information which
it was copied from will also change. This is because
the 'Paste' function should only be used
to display the same product in two or more categories
on your E-Commerce website and shopping cart.
In fact, the Product that you pasted
is the same product as you copied.
NOTE: When
'Paste' or 'Paste as New' is used, the new item
will automatically be placed as the last item
of the Category it was pasted on. Click
here for instructions on Moving Items
and changing the order of items.
IMPORTANT:
If you change information in a Product that has
been copied using the 'Paste' option, it will
change every copy of the product with the same
SKU on your website.
Copying and Pasting
Other Items:
In some cases you may
wish to copy or cut a "Category",
"Group of Options", "Default
Option", "Alternate Option"
or some other "Icon" and paste
it onto a different location on the tree. This
can be easily accomplished:
To "Copy" or
"Cut" an icon, right-click on it and then
select "Copy" or "Cut". Then right-click
on a parent destination icon and select "Paste"
or "Paste as New". You should be aware
that the 'Paste' function will be disabled
or "grayed out" in some cases because
the destination is not compatible or capable of
accepting the icon that you are trying to Paste
to it. For instance, a "Product" cannot
accept a "Group of Options" icon.
Only an 'Options' icon can accept a 'Group
of Options' icon. A 'Group of Options'
icon can be pasted on an "Options" icon
(whether it is under a Product with Options
or a Common Options). Thus, moving a
'Group of Options' icon requires right-clicking
on it and selecting "Cut"; then right-clicking
on the destination Options icon and selecting
"Paste". Because options are not unique,
'Paste as New' is not required, each 'Option
or 'Group of Options' is always independent.
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