How to Use the Couple Copy Feature

The Couple Copy feature allows you to copy a topic along with its relationships in a way that keeps the copy linked to the original. This means that changes made to the original topic can be reflected in the coupled copy.

Couple Copy is available for:

• Topics in the proprietary database (yellow file cabinet)
• Imported versions (purple file cabinet)
  See also: Version Management

How to Create a Coupled Copy

1. In the Topics screen, select the topic or imported version you want to couple copy.
2. Choose Couple Copy from the Edit tab or the context menu.
3. Select the position in the topic tree where you want to place the copy.
4. Choose Paste, then select one of the following placement options:
   • Lower – adds the topic as a subtopic
   • Above – places the topic above the selected one
   • Below – places the topic below the selected one

See also:

• Cut, Paste and Copy a Topic
• Topics: Lower, Above, Below

Identifying Coupled Copies

Coupled copies are marked with an icon in the lower-left corner:

• Coupled copy from the same database
• Coupled copy of an imported version

Selecting Multiple Topics

In the Subtopics screen, you can select multiple topics by holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key while clicking with your mouse.

Relationship Behavior in Coupled Copies

With What relationships behave differently when using Couple Copy:

• Relationships between topics in the copied branch are preserved.
• No relationships are created between the original and the copy.
• If the source of a relationship is moved first and the target is moved later, the relationship becomes a GoTo Command without Destination.
  See: Whereto for more details

Example

• Original Branch:

  • Topic 1 and Topic 2 have a With What relationship.
  • Form 1 and Form 2 have a Whereto relationship.

• Coupled Copy of Branch:

  • Relationships exist only between the copied topics, mirroring the original structure.

• Coupled Copies in Another Branch (Branch 2):

  • With What relationships are created between both the original and the copy, resulting in two relationships.
  • Whereto relationships remain only between the copied topics, consistent with the original structure.

Managing Coupled Copies

• To view the original of a coupled copy, use the Overview Original/Coupled Copies option.
• You can uncouple a copy from its original, making it an independent topic in the database.
  See: Uncouple Copy

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