You can reuse metadata between repositories by creating a

global

shortcut. A global shortcut is a shortcut in a local repository that references an object in a global repository.

You can create a global shortcut in any folder in the local repository. After you create the global shortcut in a folder, you can reuse it in the folder as you would any other repository object.

You can create a global shortcut to any object in a shared folder in a global repository. If a folder is not shared, you can make a

copy

of these objects if the global and local repository have compatible code pages.

To create a global shortcut, you must be able to connect to the global repository through the local repository. That is, if you connect to the local repository directly, the global repository must appear in the local repository. Similarly, if you connect to the global repository directly, the local repository must appear in the global repository.

You can use the Designer to connect to both the local and the global repositories individually. However, to create a global shortcut, you must connect to one repository through the other. You can connect to the global repository first and then connect to the local repository directly below it to create a global shortcut. Or, you can connect to the local repository and then connect to the global repository that appears below it.

You can create a global shortcut in the Navigator or in the workspace.