Working with activities in an orchestration

You can cut, copy, and paste activities, drag activities in an orchestration and add and delete new activities.

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You can cut, copy, paste, delete, and rename activities using any of the following methods:

• Keyboard shortcuts
• Right-click an activity and select an option from the drop-down list
• Select an activity and then select an option from the Edit toolbar menu
• Select an activity and then select a toolbar button.

Keyboard shortcuts and their menu option equivalents are listed in the following table.

Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts and their menu option equivalents

Keyboard Shortcuts	Right-Click Menu Options	Toolbar Menu Options	Toolbar Buttons	Action
CTRL + X	Cut	Edit > Cut		Removes the activity and saves a copy of the activity in the clipboard that can be used later by a paste action.
CTRL + C	Copy	Edit > Copy		Saves a copy of an activity into the clipboard that can be used later by a paste action.
CTRL + V	Paste	Edit > Paste		Copies the stored activity from the clipboard into the orchestration.
Delete	Delete	Edit > Delete		Removes the activity. The activity is not saved in the clipboard.
F2	Rename	Edit > Rename		Opens a field so you can rename an activity in an orchestration.

Note: The keyboard shortcuts and menu options listed in the preceding table are only available when the orchestration is viewed as a flow and not when the orchestration is viewed as a tree. For more information, see Viewing an Orchestration.

You can cut, copy, or paste activities within the same orchestration and between orchestrations in the same project.

You can drag an activity from one location in an orchestration to another location in orchestration by selecting the activity and dragging it to the new location.

You can make a copy of an activity, by selecting the activity you want to copy, hold down the CTRL key, and then drag the activity to new location. A copy of the activity is created in the new location.

Note: Drag functionality is only available when the orchestration is viewed as a flow and not when the orchestration is viewed as a tree. For more information, see Viewing an Orchestration.

1. Drag an activity from the Activities tab onto any green target in the orchestration.
2. Complete the properties of the activity in the Properties pane.
3. Optional: To rename the activity, select the Edit > Rename option in the toolbar menu. The activity name field becomes active. You can also use one of the alternate methods mentioned in Table 1.