WIND
Drag and Drop

Some WIND data can be dragged from one location to another. "Linked" would actually be a better description, because this action does not relocate or create a duplicate of the content, but rather generates a reference to a given content item.

The major benefit is that when the referenced item is being updated, all its occurences automatically reflect the change, wherever the data is being used.

See below how to very simply create this kind of relationship between an item in a pre existing ACCs listing and, in this example, the ACC field of the Daily Plan.

 

 

1. Select the source element and start dragging it in direction of the target area.

 Note that a  icon next to the mouse indicates that the selected item can not be dropped in the area under the mouse tip.

 

2. When you reach the target area, the warning icon changes to , indicating that the mouse button may now be released to drop the item.

 

 3. As a result, the ESOS ACC now appears in the correct field in the NOP_DC - Daily Plan table. What is more, the  usage indicator is now turned on in the NOP_DC - ACCs table, telling you that the resource is being used somewhere in another entity.

 

Placing the mouse over the now highlighted usage indicator reveals a pop up information box, indicating where exactly the resource is being used. This is very helpful when you need to Delete an item.

 

The example below states that, in addition to the Countries list itself, the ESOS ACC are being used in both Lapland Axis 2008/2009 and North East Axis. These will need to be edited and the link to ESOS deleted before the ESOS ACC can in turn be removed from the list.