Copy Commands

Meridian provides various commands for copying documents to create new revisions or versions. Each command behaves differently with respect to:

  • Revision numbers of the source and copied documents

  • References between the source and copied documents

  • References to and from the source document and other documents such as subassemblies and parts

  • Workflow status of the source document after the copy is made

Each can be useful in different situations depending on the document being copied, the purpose of the copied documents, and your organization's engineering change process.

The following table summarizes the differences between the Meridian copy commands on the source and copied documents to help you understand which command to use in your particular situation.

Copy commands comparison

Command

Revision Number
of Copy

Status of Source

References to/from
Source

Reference Between
Source and Copy

Initiate a document workflow

Incremented before or after the workflow

Unchanged

Redirected to the copy (new revision)

None

Copy, Copy Document, Copy Multiple, Paste, and Paste Multiple

Unchanged

Unchanged

Unchanged

None

Copy with References

Unchanged

Unchanged

Copied to the copy

None

Derive Document

Unchanged

Unchanged

Unchanged

Derived From / Derived To

Derive with References

Unchanged

Unchanged

Copied to the copy

Derived From / Derived To

Replace Document

Incremented

Retired

Redirected to the copy

Replaced By / Replacement For

Create Project Copy

Unchanged Unchanged Copied to the copy

Master Project Copy

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