12.1.3.7 Merge

In certain circumstances, EPC modelers may want to merge 2 objects of the same type into one. This often occurs upon identification of duplicate objects (especially after imports), during restructuring initiatives, or sometimes due to deprecation of an object where another object acquires its impacts.

To be able to use Merge, a user needs to have:

• A Modeler that has Write permissions (or better: Write Delete, Full Control) on the Target Object
• A Modeler that has Write Delete permissions (or better: Full Control) on the Source Object
  

*Note that the source object is the one you are on when initiating the Merge action. Since the Merge button is under edit, the required permissions can be considered fulfilled for the Source object by default. The system will validate the Target object upon selection.

The objects that have the “Merge” option are the following:

What will be merged?

The objective of Merge is to deprecate one object (Source) and transfer all its Impacts and Associations to another object (Target). Therefore, ONLY Impacts and Associations of the source object will be transferred to the target object.

!The Source Object is deleted upon completion of the merge action.

Associations that will be merged to the target role:

How to use Merge

For the purpose of this example, we will use the Performance Module, and will merge a KPI, but the same steps can be followed for all objects in all modules.

1. Select the Peformance Module

2. Next, select the object you would like to view in your Navigation Menu

3. Select the ‘Details’ page of the object

4. Click on the Edit Dropdown which will generate a list of actions you can perform. From this list, click on Merge

5. A panel will open up allowing you to search for the item you would like to merge your object too. Note that you can only merge objects with identical types (i.e. Assets with other Assets, Roles with Roles, KPIs with KPIs, etc.)

6. If you wish to search for your object, click on the elipsis in the right-hand corner and select the list you desire. From here, you can use the search bar to search for the item.

7. Select the item you would like to merge your object too

8. Click on Merge and the objects will be combined

Lock

*Merging an object that is being edited by another user is prevented. The user will receive a lock error message. An example of a message is given is the Edit Lock page.

*Merging to a target object that is being edited by another user is also prevented. The user will receive the same lock error message.