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Retaining target object ID when copying objects

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Summary

By default, when you copy objects to a new location, the copied object completely overwrites the existing object, including any links for the object. This behavior ensures that reports reference packages properly. However, you can change the default copying behavior. For example, you can change the copy behavior if you are overwriting reports that do not reference packages, and you want to maintain a job schedule to run the reports. You can update a configuration so that when you copy objects, the content of the target object is overwritten, but the ID of the target object is retained. You can then refresh a report by copying a newly authored or modified report and overwriting the target report; the job continues to run the report successfully.

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Modified date:
01 May 2025

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ibm16195433

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