Cut, Copy and Paste
Quick Reference
Cutting an Entry
Use Cut to remove an entry from the directory and keep a copy of it on the clipboard. The entry can be pasted from the clipboard into the directory in another location.
You must have write permission for the entry you want to cut. See Login for details.
- In the browser, click on the entry you want to cut.
- Click on the
icon, or select
Cut from the Edit menu, or press Ctrl - x on the
keyboard.
The entry is cut from the directory to the clipboard.
- You can now paste the entry to a new directory
position.
- If you want to restore the entry to the directory, select Restore
from the Edit menu.
The entry is restored to its original position in the directory.
Copying an Entry
Use Copy to copy an existing entry from the directory into the clipboard. The entry can then be pasted from the clipboard into the directory in another location.
- In the browser, click on the entry you want to copy to select it.
- Click on the
icon, or select
Copy from the Edit menu, or press Ctrl - c on the
keyboard.
The entry is copied from the directory to the clipboard.
- You can now paste the entry to a new directory
position.
Pasting an Entry
After a Cut or Copy operation, use Paste to paste an entry from the clipboard into the directory. You can paste as a child or as a sibling of the selected entry.
- After a cut or a copy operation, click on the
icon, or select Paste from the
Edit menu, or press Ctrl - v on the keyboard.
- If you selected a new entry before pasting, the pasted entry appears
as a child of the selected entry.
- If you did not select a new entry before pasting, the pasted entry
appears as the last sibling of the selected entry.
- If an entry already exists with the same name as the pasted entry, the
new entry is pasted with a number appended to its name.
Pasting an Entry to the Create Panel
After a Cut or Copy operation, you can choose to paste an entry directly to the Create panel of Deja. This speeds up the process of creating a number of new, but similar entries.
Pasting an entry to the Create panel works in one of two ways:
- The paste action removes information from the Create panel before pasting
the entry
- The paste action does not clear data from the Create panel before
pasting. This is useful when you want to create an entry that contains the
combined characteristics of two or more entries.
The paste method is specified in the Deja.properties file on the directory server. By default, Deja does not clear data from the Create panel before pasting.
- After a cut or a copy operation, click on the
icon, or select Create from the
Entry menu.
- Select Paste to Create Panel from the Edit menu.
- If you are in the first section of the Create Panel, the entire entry
is pasted into the panel, including the name and naming attribute.
- If you are in the Select Object Classes section of the Create Panel
(you have already named and selected a naming attribute for the entry)
only the object classes and attributes are pasted into the Create
Panel.
- If you are in the Attributes section of the Create Panel (you have
already named and selected a naming attribute for the entry and have
Selected Object Classes for the entry) only the attributes are pasted into
the Create Panel.
If the naming attribute you have selected does not appear in the object
classes for the pasted entry, you get an error message. You must select an
object class that contains the pasted naming attribute.
- Click Done when the entry is complete to add it to the
directory.
Restoring an Entry
If you accidentally cut an entry from the directory you can restore it provided that you have not performed any subsequent cut or copy operations.
- Select Restore from the Edit menu.
The entry on the clipboard is returned to its original location.