Top Library

Displays the name of the library that contains the highest level of the hierarchical design to be copied.

Top Cell

Displays the name of the cell that contains the highest level of the hierarchical design to be copied.

Views To Copy

This section copies only the specified views of the selected cell.

Names

Specifies the names of the views you want to copy.

Types

Displays the number of types selected from the Select View Types list. The symbol (*) indicates all copied cells.

Select

Opens a list of view types that you can select from.

Skip Libraries

Lets you type the names of libraries that do not contain any elements of the hierarchy and to make the search process more efficient.

Edit

Opens the Skip Libraries Editor dialog box in which you can select the libraries to skip.

Generate Copy List

Changes the Copy List fields to show only the cells and cellviews that are included in the specified hierarchy. The Copy list is empty until you fill in the required information in the Copy Hierarchically group box. It changes the status from not needed to needed whenever you make a change to the Copy List.

Regenerate the Copy List each time you change information on the Copy Wizard form.

Destination Library

Displays the library to which the files are copied.

Update Instances

This section lets you choose one of the following options from the list box:.

Of Entire Library

Overwrites instances of the old (library, cell, and view) name with the new name. For example, all instances of …/oldLib/oldCell/oldView are renamed to …/newLib/newCell/newView.

Of New Copies Only

Overwrites only the view references you copied from the original library. For example, only view instances of …/oldCell/oldView are renamed to …/newCell/newView.

Database Integrity

Updates and validates technology data after the source files are copied.

Re-reference customViaDefs

Re-references customViaDefs to cellviews in the destination library.

Check existence in technology database

Validates the existence of layers, purposes, viaDefs, and siteDefs in the technology database of the destination library. Warnings, if any, are displayed in the CIW output.

Add To Category

Lets you type a new or existing category name to which to add the set of copied cells according to the filter string you type in the Cells field. By default, the symbol (*) indicates all copied cells.

Select All

Selects all cellviews displayed on the Copy Wizard form.

Deselect All

Deselects all cellviews displayed on the Copy Wizard. The cell names are grayed out, and the check box to the left of the row is deselected. To select an individual row, select the check box.

Clear All

Removes all information from the Copy Wizard. You can type new information in an empty row using one of two methods:

• By selecting from the various options available in the drop-down list of each cell.
• By manually typing information in each cell.

Check Files

Verifies if all the cellviews in the Copy List are available and have the correct permissions.