Copying, Cutting, and Pasting in the Data Portal
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Copying, Cutting, and Pasting in the Data Portal
To copy channels and channel groups, select these channels or channel groups. Then hold <Ctrl> and use the mouse to drag them to the desired position in the Data Portal. DIAdem inserts a copy of the channels and channel groups while preserving the original channels and channel groups.
You can also use the clipboard to copy, to cut, and to paste elements of the Data Portal. The following overview provides a list of possible actions:
Right-Click the Root
| Context menu item | Meaning |
| Cut Channels | Cuts out all channels of all channel groups from the Data Portal into the clipboard. |
| Copy | Copies all channel groups with the related channels to the clipboard. |
| Paste | If the clipboard contains channels, DIAdem inserts these channels at the top position in the default group. If the clipboard contains one or several channel groups with related channels, DIAdem inserts these channel groups and the channels as a new channel group before the first existing channel group. |
Right-Click a Group
| Context menu item | Meaning |
| Cut Channels | Cuts out all channels of the selected channel group to the clipboard. |
| Copy | Copies the selected channel group including the related channels to the clipboard. You can only copy channel groups.You cannot cut channel groups in the Data Portal. If you copy a channel group to the clipboard, DIAdem also copies the related channel. |
| Paste | If the clipboard contains one or several channels, DIAdem inserts this channel or these channels at the top position of the selected channel group. If the clipboard contains a channel group with related channels, DIAdem inserts this channel group and the channels as a new channel group below the selected channel group. |
Right-Click a Channel
| Context menu item | Meaning |
| Cut | Cuts out the selected channel or channels to the clipboard. |
| Copy | Copies the selected channel or channels to the clipboard. |
| Paste | If the clipboard contains one or several channels, DIAdem inserts this channel or these channels below the selected channel. If the clipboard contains a channel group with related channels, DIAdem inserts this channel group and the channels as a new channel group below the channel group that contains the selected channel. |
 | Note When you copy and paste a calculation channel, DIAdem first deletes all calculated data, the unit and, if available, the xy relationship. When you update values in the Data Portal, DIAdem attempts to recalculate the values with the channels in the channel group and restore the xy relationship. This is only possible if the specified channels are available in the channel group. You can also update the formula channel with the RunCalculation method. You can also copy channels and channel groups with the script interface for internal data. Use the Channels.AddChannel method to copy channels. Use the ChannelGroups.AddChannelGroup method to copy channel groups. If you copy a channel group to the clipboard in the Data Portal and then insert the group in MS Excel, Excel only pastes the associated channels into the Excel worksheet. DIAdem always uses the dot as decimal separator. Make sure that the regional settings of your operating system support this. |
Related Topics
Data Portal - Structure | Filtering Groups and Channels in the Data Portal | Pinning Groups and Channels in the Data Portal | Sorting Channels and Groups in the Data Portal
Procedures
Changing the Channel References | Creating a Template for Custom Properties with a Script | Creating a Template for Custom Properties | Deleting Channels from the Data Portal | Drag and Drop Channels on Subaxes in 2D Axis Systems | Editing a Formula Channel in the Data Portal | Expanding Registered Channels | Filtering Channel Groups and Channels in the Data Portal with a Script | Filtering the Display of Channel Groups and Channels in the Data Portal | Generating a Formula Channel in the Data Portal | Generating Data Set, Group, and Channel Custom Properties in the Data Portal | Generating New Channels in the Data Portal | Generating New Groups in the Data Portal | Pinning Elements in the Data Portal with a Script | Playing Waveform Channels | Saving a Data Store | Specifying the Default Group in the Data Portal