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Creating Copies of Functions and Messages

A copy of a function or message can be either an entirely separate model object or a version.

• Selection option 3 on the Edit Model Object List panel lets you copy functions (FUN) and messages (MSG). This creates a new and independent model object. You will be prompted to enter the following information for the new model object.
  • For MSG, you can change the object name and type. The following values for type are interchangeable: INF, ERR, STS, CMP. When copying a RTV or EXC message the type cannot be changed.
  • For FUN, you can change the object name, access path, and file. For certain functions, you can also change the function type by pressing F8.

  Note: If you change access path, file, or function type, you will probably need to edit the function options, device design, and action diagram to obtain a working function.

• Another way to create a copy of a function or message is to create a version using the Create Object Version command (YCRTOBJVSN). All the versions of a function or message form a version group.CA 2E automatically keeps track of the members of a version group.

For more information on versions, see the Working with Versions of Functions and Messages section in this chapter.