Copy and paste model line formulas

Copy and paste allows you to duplicate equations from one model line to another and relieves you from having to duplicate and make manual updates to other aspects of a model line that you don’t need.

You can copy and paste an argument or equation from the formula editor of a model line and paste it to other model lines within the same model, or between models of the same working budget or scenario.

If you copy a formula in a scenario and switch to a different scenario where you create another copy, the copy in the former scenario is erased.
However, if you don’t create a copy in the latter scenario, the copy in the former remains.
Similarly, if you copy a model line formula in your working budget and then switch from your working budget to a scenario (or vice versa), the copy remains in your working budget, even if you’ve created a copy in the scenario.

To copy and paste a model line formula:

  1. If you have at least one argument in the formula editor of the model line, the copy icon appears. Click to copy the formula:

    Shows how to copy a formula from the formula editor

  2. After you copy a formula, the paste icon appears. Click to paste the formula to the desired model line:

    Shows how to paste a formula in the formula editor

    Invalid calculations are underlined in red, but you can still copy and paste them.