9.7.2.2. Sharing items

Navigator items are shared by selecting them from the source view on the right, dragging to the target view, and dropping on the item they follow.

1.Open the Windows Systems branch.

2.Select your managed system if you can see it; or select another one such as Primary:MYSYSTEM:NT.

3.Drag and drop it on  Coffee.

As you begin to drag, the mouse pointer changes to .

When positioned over the target item, the pointer changes to  and a border is displayed around the item.

Notice the  over the icon of the original and copied Navigator items. The  indicates that the following source Navigator item designations are also shared with the new Navigator item:

Assigned managed systems

Defined workspaces

Defined links

Associated situations

From then on, changes to one item (such as editing a workspace) are applied to the other. The  indicator reminds you of this shared relationship so that you do not unintentionally change or delete an item from one Navigator view that might affect another Navigator view.