Drag phases and items and drop them in new locations

In the Phase and Item grids, you can drag item or phase rows to a different location, either moving them to or copying them at the new location.

You can drop items after an existing item in the phase tree or on the items grid.

You can drop phases after an existing phase on the phases grid.

To move or copy item or phase rows to another location:

1. On the Database Editor grid, select the row that you want to move or duplicate, and then release the mouse.

2. To move the item or phase, click the row and then, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the row to a different phase in the navigation pane (on the left) or to a different position on the grid.

   To create a copy (Duplicate) of the row at a new location, hold down the Ctrl keys while you drag the row to the new position.

3. Drop the row in the new location.

   When you drop items, a Renumber Items or a Duplicate Items window appears, depending on whether you are moving or copying rows. For numeric item codes, the windows display default values for the Target phase, Start item, and Increment value fields, but you can change them.

   When you drop a phase on the grid, the Renumber Phases window appears. You can specify a starting phase number or leave the numbers unchanged. You can also change the job cost phase, as needed. However, you cannot save the database if the phase contains duplicate items.

   Note: New phase and item numbers are highlighted with a green background so that you can easily identify the changes before saving them.

4. On the ribbon, click Save.

   The background of the changed rows is restored to neutral when you save the database.