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:
- Access to the Latest DB
- Authorization to Merge objects
- Delete permission on the Source object (OR Environment/System Admin permission)
- Write permission on the Target object (OR Environment/System Admin permission)
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.
Associations that will be merged to the target role:
How to use Merge
1. Navigate to the module of your choice and click on the Details page of the desired object.
2. Click on the Edit Dropdown which will generate a list of actions you can perform. From this list, click on Merge
3. 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.)
4. If you wish to search for the name of your object, you can use the search bar. Click on the ellipsis to change the hierarchy filter.
5. Select the item you would like to merge your object to. Click on Merge and the objects will be combined
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