Copying Configuration and Non-User Transactional MDF Data

In Manage Data, you can now copy field values from one record to another for MDF objects under Configuration and Non-User Transactional categories.

The following types of data can be copied:

• Field values except external codes, business keys, autonumber fields, system fields, and attachments.
• Associations, including both Valid When and Composite associations. For a Valid When association, the copied record references to the same target record. For a Composite association, a new record is created with the same field values.
• Order of composite children is retained in the copied record.
• Rules associated with the MDF object are also triggered for records created with the copy action.

To find out whether an MDF object supports the copy function, go to its object definition and check the Object Category field. If the object is under the Configuration or Non-User Transactional category, then the copy menu is available in Manage Data. For example, in Time Management, the following objects have been recategorized to support the copy function. You can find them under the Non-User Transactional category in the object definition:

• Time Type
• Time Account Type
• Time Recording Profile
• Time Valuation
• Time Account Payout Profile
• Time Account Purchase Profile
• Holiday Calendar- Time Profile
• Allowance Type
• Time Records Filter

Note

For predelivered MDF objects, the Object Category field is defined by SAP and can not be modified. For custom MDF objects, you can modify the Object Category field as needed.