Cutting, copying, and pasting nodes

Copying and pasting nodes is useful when you have similar node sequences that you routinely use in different projects, or even within the same project. Instead of adding and configuring nodes from scratch, you can copy and paste already configured nodes. If multiple nodes are selected, then all the selected nodes will but cut or copied to clipboard accordingly. Cutting a node will delete any connections to or from the node you cut. When you copy a node, you also save its properties but not the results. Once you paste the duplicate on the flowchart, re-execute the node to obtain results.

Using Cut, Copy and Paste options within the same server

To cut a node:

  1. Select one or several nodes on the flowchart.

  2. Right-click one of the selected nodes and select Cut in the context menu. Alternatively, use the corresponding keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + X) after selecting the required nodes.

To copy a node:

  1. Select one or several nodes on the flowchart.

  2. Right-click one of the selected nodes and select Copy in the context menu. Alternatively, use the corresponding keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + C) after selecting the required nodes.

To paste a node that was cut/copied:

  1. Right-click an area on the flowchart where you want to insert the cut/copied node(s) and select Paste in the context menu. Alternatively, use the corresponding keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + V) to position the cut/copied node(s) closer to the center of the flowchart.

  2. The corresponding item(s) will be added to the flowchart.

Using copy and paste options on different servers

To copy a node so that it can be used on the different server:

  1. Select one or several nodes on the flowchart.

  2. Right-click one of the selected nodes and select Export nodes in the context menu.

  3. Click Download file in the lower right corner to save the selected items as an XML file.

To paste a node into the project on the different server:

  1. Right-click an area on the flowchart where you want to insert copied node(s) and select Import nodes in the context menu.

  2. Browse to the location of the corresponding XML file and click Open.

  3. The corresponding item(s) will be added to the flowchart.