User Guide > Managing Macro Sets and Macros > Using Macros > Pasting Macro in Map or Process
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Pasting Macro in Map or Process
To use a macro in a map or a process:
1. Right-click within a macro enabled text box.
2. Select Paste Macro.
The Paste Macro dialog is displayed.
3. Select any of the following options to filter the macros based on the macro type:
Configuration Macros - Displays macros that are added on the Configuration tab within a Map or Process. For more information, Configuring Local Macros.
Project Macros - Displays macros added for a project in Macro Set References or Properties > DataConnect > Macro Sets. For more information, see Adding Project-level Macro Sets.
Workspace Macros - Displays macros added for a workspace from the macro definition file. For more information, see Macros.
4. Select the required macro and click OK or double-click on the required macro.
The macro is added in the $(<macro-name>) format within the text box, where <macro-name> is a macro name.
When you select and paste a macro from Workspace Macros list, it is added to the configuration macros in the Paste Macro dialog. Also, the selected macro is displayed in Map > Configuration tab > Macros section.
Last modified date: 10/22/2024