[Data-modeling] Scripts for moving types, properties, and data

[Ed Laurent]

Hi everyone,

As my types have evolved and are getting used, I'm finding that I would like
to do some refactoring to separate general and specific types (specific
types would include the general types). I would also like to move some of
the schema to different bases so that they are organized a little
differently because the UI and several new tools rely so heavily on base
membership of schema. I know that there are probably a few simple MQL
scripts that I can run to do this but don't want to invest a lot of time in
learning the ins and outs of MQL to write them. Could someone be so kind as
to provide me with some annotated code for the following uses (assuming of
course that I am an administrator of all the relevant bases):

1) Move a property and its data from one type to another type
2) Move a type from one base to another base
3) Move all data from a property of a type to an existing property of
another type

Maybe these scripts are already documented somewhere? If not, it would be
great to start a hub for these kinds of general use modeling scripts with a
tiny(!) bit of documentation on where to paste them, what parts to modify,
and how to run. Such a hub would be very helpful to those of us without mad
programming skillz who learn better by doing than by manual.

Thanks!
-Ed
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