Creating a user object still seems to be broken.

I've mentioned this before, but I think it has gotten lost in the shuffle.

Here's the scenario:

1. Create cluster
2. Create user object from that cluster
3. Place user object on toolbar and edit the properties.

It used to be (several releases ago) that when I did the above everything seemed to be linked together and worked just super.  If I placed the user object on the canvas, then edited it (either the properties or the design), those changes would get reflected in the "master" user object such that if I dropped a new instance of the user object from the toolbar to the canvas I would see all the new changes.

But several releases ago that all seemed to break.  Now if I create the user object as above and drop an instance on my canvas, there doesn't appear to be any linkage between the user object on the toolbar and the object placed on the canvas.  It seems like it just gets converted into a local canvas cluster without any linkage back to the "master" user object.

Is there a new setting or preference someplace that controls that behavior?