Merging Nodes

You can merge one or more nodes into another node. This can be a useful when two nodes have a similar meaning or content  

To merge one or more nodes into a 'target' node:

1. In List View, select the required node. Click and drag to select multiple consecutive nodes or hold down the CTRL key to select multiple non-consecutive nodes.

2. On the Edit menu, click Copy orCut (deletes the original node.).

3. Click the target node.

4. On the Edit menu, click the Merge Into option.

5. To merge the node into an existing node, click the Merge Into Selected Node option.

OR

To merge the node into a new node under a parent node, click the Merge Into New Child Node option. This applies only when the target is a tree node or a case.

The Merge Into Node dialog box is displayed.

6. Select the required options  .

   Option	Description
   Merge child nodes	If you are merging a parent node you can choose to merge its children into the target node. This applies to tree nodes and cases.
   Append linked memos	If the nodes being merged have linked memos, you can choose to append the content of the memos to the target's memo.
   Copy see also links	If other project items have 'see also' links to the nodes being merged, you can choose to update those links to the name of the target node.
   Copy relationships	If the nodes being merged are part of a relationship, you can update the relationship to point to the target node.

7. Click OK.

8. If you are creating a new child node, you will be prompted to name the node.

You can also merge nodes when you import one project into another, refer to Importing Projects for more information.

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