How to Create a New Occurrence of an Existing Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute Node
You can create new instances of an existing Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node such that subsequent modifications to any instance are reflected in all instances.
To create a new instance of an existing Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node
Select the original Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node, make sure its Base Data Type property is set correctly, and then in its Data Structure Type (Record nodes) or its Data Type (Field Element and Field Attribute nodes) property, type a custom data type name.
Insert the new Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node and set one of the following properties to the custom data type name you typed in step 1.
Data Structure Type (Record nodes)
Data Type (Field Element and Field Attribute nodes)
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If a new Record or Field Element node is a sibling of the original node, and you give the new node the same name as the original node, you will see a message box asking about duplicate nodes in the same scope with the same name. Clicking Yes performs the same action as choosing the custom data type name in step 2.
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You have created a new instance of the existing Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node.
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Some properties of Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node instances remain identical (a change to one instance is a change to all instances), and other properties can be set independently for each instance.