Hi, Could someone give me a hint or "recipe" (better!) on how to use manage_cutObjects() and such. I am developing a Product which uses the Joust package for UI: I want my Product code to add/edit/move/delete objects programmatically inside the object hierarchy (inside the Joust folder). Is there an easier way than to use Zope's routines? For example, I managed to import some pre-cooked package using Zope's manage_importObject(): --------------- from OFS.ObjectManager import ObjectManager manage_addBarForm = PageTemplateFile("www/Bar_add", globals()) def manage_addBar(self, id, title, REQUEST=None): "Create a Bar folder and add it to its parent's folder." catalogus = Bar(id, title) self._setObject(id,catalogus) base_folder = getattr(self, id) # import entire 'images/' folder in one sweep base_folder.manage_importObject('images.zexp') ------------------ This is very practical: I can edit my objects using the ZMI, then make my Product import everything in one sweep. Also, if I want to add individual objects, I do: ------------------ from my_objects import * base_folder._setObject('SomeObject', DTMLDocument(SomeObject, __name__='SomeObject')) # created an Object inside my base folder or base_folder._setObject('images2', MyFolder(id, title)) # # created a folder inside my base folder then images_folder = getattr(base_folder, 'images2') images_folder._setObject('JPGs', MyFolder(id, title)) # this creates a folder inside a folder inside a folder, a.k.a a hierarchy. ----------------- But now I want to cut/copy/paste/delete objects between my different folders. My guess is that I need to import CopyContainer: ------------------- from OFS.CopySupport import CopyContainer ------------------- But then what? How do I use manage_cutObjects() for example? Let's say, using the previous example, that I want to cut&paste 'SomeObject' from 'base_folder' and paste it into the 'JPGs' folder. Regards - Vio