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title: Add Bulk Traces to Sub-Artifacts
slug: rm/add-bulk-traces-to-sub-artifacts
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createdAt: 2026-06-09T13:38:45.705Z
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In Blueprint, you can add bulk traces to sub-artifacts such as shapes in a Model artifact in the Universal Model Editor or tasks from a Process artifact in the Process Editor.

To add bulk traces to sub-artifacts:

1. Select multiple sub-artifacts either by clicking and dragging your cursor across all the sub-artifacts or selecting multiple sub-artifacts using Ctrl (Win) or Command (Mac).
2. Access the **Bulk Traces** tab in the Utility Panel.

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The Bulk Traces tab is only available when two or more shapes are selected on the canvas.
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![](https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1571242567933/bulk-trace-subartifacts-1.png)

1. Search for the artifact you want to create a trace with by entering its artifact ID, artifact name, prefix, or even a portion of its description in the quick search bar.
   You can also directly add multiple sub-artifacts with the artifact ID without the prefix according to the following format: Artifact ID; Artifact ID; etc. If an incorrect or not applicable artifact ID is entered, it is displayed in red and not applied when you conduct the trace operation.

   ![](https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1571854219717/bulk-traces-sub-artifacts-artifact-id.png)
2. Select the artifact you want to create a trace with, displayed in the search results.The results displayed are results within the project you are working in. To search for artifacts across all projects in your instance, click **Search All Projects** at the bottom of the search results.

   ![](https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1571242583474/bulk-trace-subartifacts-2.png)
3. You can select one or multiple artifacts to create a trace with. To select multiple artifacts, simply click all the artifacts desired in the search results displayed.
4. Select the direction of the trace according to the following:

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When the direction of the trace or traces are selected, the trace is established and the artifact is published.
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| :inlineImage[]{src="https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1567106401006/traces-from.png" alt caption width="25" height="15"}    | Traces to     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| :inlineImage[]{src="https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1567106412454/traces-to.png" alt caption width="25" height="14"}      | Traces from   |
| :inlineImage[]{src="https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1567106392685/bi-directional.png" alt caption width="25" height="13"} | Bidirectional |

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Bulk trace creation is not supported for Glossary terms.
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