itaps-parallel Question about copies

[Saurabh Tendulkar]

For functions such as iMeshP_getNumCopies and iMeshP_getCopyParts, should the 
input entity itself be considered in the output?

The documentation says that "if the given entity is a ghost entity, the number 
of copies will be two (the ghost and its owner)". Extending this to non-ghost 
part boundary entities would suggest that the entity itself be included. Is this 
understanding correct?

Along those lines, if the entity passed is not a part boundary or ghost entity, 
should iMeshP_getNumCopies return 0 (no other copies) or 1 (the entity itself)?

Thanks,
saurabh