With the recent release of the import/export feature it made me realize that it should be possible to "copy and paste" individual actions or blocks of actions. It would work like this:
Configured Actions
Next to the Comment, Clone and Delete icons, add another button that allows you to copy the action.
The default behavior is to copy this action and anything underneath it.
Clicking this button copies everything about this action, including the pills.
It automatically adds the XML data to your desktop's clipboard.
You're thinking to yourself this is just like duplicate.... except this functionality isn't for "pasting" into the same recipe. We want to paste into a different recipe.
"Add a new step" Menu
Here we add an option to "Paste an Action(s)"
Clicking it will create an action that has a place where you can paste your XML data from your "copied" action(s).
It will then replicate exactly as it was in the other recipe; application, fields, pills (even if they're wrong/don't match), nested actions included.
Use Case
You've built a complex set of actions that you'd like to reuse in another recipe.
One of our current options is to duplicate that recipe and build from there. This is a poor choice because your recipe is now a "child" of the parent recipe (i.e. upgrades to the child recipe show). It also doesn't work if you've already built your new recipe.
Another option, if you're savvy enough, is to export your recipe, manually edit the XML and then import it. This doesn't really achieve the ability "paste" into a current recipe.
This would really help when you've got multiple actions that have 10+ pills that need to be replicated.
Chase Friedman
Copy/Paste Individual Action or Block of Actions
With the recent release of the import/export feature it made me realize that it should be possible to "copy and paste" individual actions or blocks of actions. It would work like this:
Configured Actions
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