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The figures below illustrate that the merging of two or more codes is not a
trivial task, because all of their references, links, and comments need to be
transferred to the target code in a consistent manner.
Using the network method is the "inverse" procedure of the list method
described earlier (see “Merging Codes Using the List Method” on page
205). Using the list method, you select the target code first. Then you
choose the codes to be merged. Merging codes in a network editor is the
inverse. You select the codes to be merged first and then you select the
target code.
TO MERGE CODES USING THE NETWORK EDITOR
Open or create the Network View that contains the codes to be merged.
Here: “effects of parenting: more stress / more burden / more expenses /
more work”. They should be merged into a more general code named:
“effects of parenting: more.... (neg)”.
Select all "source" codes to be merged into one target code. Make sure that
the target node is already visible in the Network Editor.
Choose NODES / MERGE CODES from the Network Editor's main menu.
Figure 316: Merging codes in a network view editor
Move the mouse to the target node and click the left mouse button.
After the merge: The four selected codes have been merged into the target
code"effects of parenting: more... (neg)".
The target node "inherits" all the references, i. e., quotations, links to other
codes and memos, and comments, into the incorporated node(s).
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