Cut / Copy / Paste WBS Elements

  

Use the Cut, Copy, and Paste features on the Edit menu to cut or copy, and paste WBS elements within a project, or copy and paste WBS elements between projects. Copying or cutting and pasting a WBS element copies the selected WBS element, all child WBS elements, and all activities that belong to those WBS elements.

  

When pasting within the same project, all data belonging to a WBS and its activities (including assignments) is pasted, with the following exceptions:

When pasting from one project to another, all data belonging to a WBS and its activities (including assignments) is pasted, with the following exceptions:

  • Summary data
  • Relationships to activities that were not copied
  • Project and EPS activity codes
  • Risk assignments
  • Content repository documents
  • Work products and documents
  • Activity feedback
  • Status update history

 

To access this feature:  

On the Activities page, select the WBS element you wish to cut or copy, and then click Cut or Copy on the Edit menu. Select the WBS element under which the cut or copied WBS element is to reside, and then click Paste on the Edit menu. Alternatively, you can right-click a WBS element and then click Cut, Copy, and Paste, or, you can use the icons on the Activities toolbar.