well at the moment it’s not going to be pretty i’m afraid…
see this thread for a detailed run down of how it can be done currently:
http://www.elektronauts.com/t/moving-patterns-parts-banks-between-projects/3104
or wait for rusty to finish his project management software.
http://www.elektronauts.com/t/octaedit-win-osx-octatrack-software-editor/4742