=== Selecting & Querying data templates ===
A major issue with the standard copy & paste mechanism is its relatively low efficiency when users need to copy & paste the same object instances to different locations in the hierarchy many times, especially when the total number of available source instances grows larger. The users would have to find the instance they want to replicate out of the many and repeat that process for every round of copy & paste.
[[File:UBIK_WinX_UI_Data_Template_Selection.gif|frame]]
To improve the usability in this case, {{UBIK}} allows classifying objects in a way that they are queried against and presented when users want to see what they can copy & paste under a certain hierarchical context. More specifically, it works as the following.
==== As regular data ====
[[File:UBIK_WinX_UI_Data_Template_As_Data.gif|frame]]
In this case, the replicated instances will not appear in the template selection list. This can be done by clicking/tapping the data template item in the list.
==== As data templates ====
[[File:UBIK_WinX_UI_Data_Template_As_Template.gif|frame]]
In this case, the replicated instances will appear in the template selection list. This can be done by clicking/tapping the additional button (at the right side by default) in each data template item.