Copy of the context

[sethybibeka]

Hi All,

Can any one please suggest me how to copy a context .

Means- I have some context naming a, b,c i have to copy context c and have to make a new context d both are looks same only 2 or 3 more joins are there . Can i copy c and rename it to d.


Thanks

[Marek Chladny]

Moderator note:

The topic has been moved from BusinessObjects Classic forum to Semantic Layer forum where Designer and universe related issues are discussed.

[Dave Rathbun]

Here's how I do it:

• Make sure list mode is turned on
  
• Click the "source" context in the list, this will ensure that all of the joins for that context are selected
  
• While holding the CTRL key down, selectively add or remove joins from the list of joins that were marked when you clicked on the context
  
• Once you have added / removed the few joins you want to change, click the Insert Context button on the toolbar. It will create a new context using the joins you have selected.

I used this quite a few times in a universe I built recently, where there were quite a few different contexts and the only differences between them were 1 table. I created the first one, then created all of the rest by selecting the first context, removing one table, and adding another table. It worked very well, so I hope that it works for you.

[mrsnow]

Life saviour! I didn’t think there was a way of doing this - you've just saved me a few hours of painful work.

Cheers!