Determining copy action candidates

Copy action candidates are the objects considered for duplication into the new structure when a process template is used.

When you create a new process structure from a template, the template process is opened behind the scenes as the root in a temporary BOM window. The process is expanded, and each child of the process becomes a copy action candidate.

Rules defined as preferences by your administrator determine the copy action to take for each child item. Each child item chosen for a Clone copy action is expanded and its children also become copy action candidates. This process occurs recursively until every branch in the BOM window is either exhausted or not cloned.

Copy action candidate	Copy actions available
Objects found in structures	Ignore Copy by Reference Clone and Reference
Items found by relation	Ignore Copy by Reference Clone and Reference
Objects found in folders	Copy actions available for objects found in folders are processed following the set of rules and specifying a relation of attribute equal to contents.

Related Topics

• Creating structures from templates overview