You can reuse metadata within a single repository by creating a local shortcut. You can create a local shortcut to objects in a shared folder in the same repository. If an object is in a non-shared folder, you can make a

copy

of the object.

You can create a local shortcut in any folder in the repository. After you create a local shortcut, you can reuse it within the same folder. After you create a shortcut, it appears in the Navigator as an available repository object with the shortcut icon. When you drag the resulting shortcut into the workspace, the same shortcut icon appears. The Designer names shortcuts after the original object by default, Shortcut_To_

ObjectName

.

For example, when you create a shortcut to the DetectChanges reusable Expression transformation, the shortcut, named Shortcut_To_DetectChanges appears in the Transformations node of the folder. When you drag it into the workspace, the shortcut icon indicates the transformation is a shortcut.

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