When you copy folders containing shortcuts to another repository, the Copy Folder Wizard reestablishes shortcuts to the referenced folder in the target repository. If you copy two versions of the referenced folder to another repository, the wizard reestablishes shortcuts to the folder most recently copied to the target repository by default. For example, you have folder F1 and folder F2 in a development repository. Folder F2 contains a shortcut to folder F1. You copy F1 to the production repository as F1_1. Later, you copy F1 to the production repository as F1_2. When you copy F2 to the production repository, the Copy Wizard reestablishes shortcuts to F1_2. If you modify the shortcut object in F1_1, the shortcut in F2 does not reflect the changes and may be invalidated.

To maintain valid shortcuts, you must verify that you maintain the most recent versions of shortcut objects in the most recently copied folder. Or, select Advanced Options when you copy folders to another repository. Use Advanced Options to select the folder to which you reestablish shortcuts.