Copying provisions between documents - push/pull

It is possible to take provisions from one document and either push them into another document; or pull them into the document you are currently editing.

How to push provisions into another document

Open the document containing the provisions that you want to 'push'

From the upper tool bar, select 'Tools > Copy provisions between documents....'

Select 'Push - Copy from this document to target document' using the radio buttons at the top

Select the document version that you want to 'push' your provisions to (the "Target document")

In the left-hand panel, under "This document", select the provisions you want to 'push'

Select whether you want to:

renumber the document after the copy
update x-refs in target document after copy
add a comment (enter comment text if you select this option)

Select 'Copy provisions' to push the provisions to your selected target document

How to pull provisions from another document

Open the document that you want to 'pull' provisions into

From the upper tool bar, select 'Tools > Copy provisions between documents....'

Select 'Pull - Copy from target document to this document' using the radio buttons at the top

Select the document version that you want to 'pull' provisions from (the 'Target document')

In the right-hand panel, under "Target document", select the provisions you want to 'pull'

Select whether you want to:

renumber the document after the copy
update x-refs in target document after copy
add a comment (enter comment text if you select this option)

Select 'Copy provisions' to pull the selected provisions into your document ("This document")

Hints and tips

If the provision already exists, it will be replaced by the selected provision.

If it doesn't exist but the sibling provision before the selected provision exists in the target document, Lawmaker will insert it after the sibling.

If Lawmaker couldn't find an 'anchor' provision, the copied provisions will be inserted at the end of the document.

Push

You cannot push provisions to a document if that document is locked for editing by another user (this maybe a future improvement)

If you are pushing provisions around the same time as another user, your lock on the target document should be relatively short as the lock will be released as soon as the push operation has completed.

Pull

The locking rules are a little less strict for pull: you can only pull provisions from another document if the selected provisions aren't locked AND if the parent node you are pulling them into isn't locked. In other words, another user can be editing a section in the document that you are pulling from; and another user can be editing a section in the document you are pulling the section into and both these locks won't stop you, however if another user has a lock on the section you want to 'pull' or if another user is editing the part that you are trying to 'pull' a section into, you will not be able to perform the pull operation until they have released their locks.