Copying an IF_Block

Making a copy of an IF_Block is not the same as using an existing IF_Block. When you use an existing IF_Block in multiple zones, a change made to the IF_Block in one zone will show up in all instances of the IF_Block. However, when you make a copy of an IF_Block, you give the copy a new name and the copy can now evolve independently of the original IF_Block it was copied from.

Two methods are available for making a copy of an IF_Block; these methods differ depending on where you start:

From a Zone in the Zone-Rules tree:

• Select a zone in the Zone-Rules tree.
• From the IF_Block menu, select Duplicate.

• The Duplicate IF_Block selection dialog will open ("Figure: Duplicate IF_Block Selection Dialog"). Select the IF_Block you want to copy from the list and click OK.
  

  Figure: Duplicate IF_Block Selection Dialog

  
  
• The Name Duplicate Conditional dialog will open ("Figure: Name Duplicate IF_Block Dialog"). Enter a new name for the new IF_Block and click OK.
• The new (copied) IF_Block will appear in at the bottom of the selected zone.

From an IF_Block in the Zone-Rules tree:

• Select an IF_Block in the Zone-Rules tree.

• From the IF_Block menu, select Duplicate.

• The Name Duplicate Conditional dialog will open ("Figure: Name Duplicate IF_Block Dialog").
  

  Figure: Name Duplicate IF_Block Dialog

  
  
• Enter a new name for the new IF_Block and click OK.
• The new (copied) IF_Block will not appear in the Zone-Rules tree, but it will be available for use from the Use Existing IF_Block dialog.