Duplication Function

Click the Duplicate link in the actions/navigation area to create a duplicate of the currently selected object. Before the new object is added to the database, a dialog appears in which you must enter the unique identifier for the duplicate object. When you click OK, the system creates the record by copying the original record. It may be helpful to think of the duplication function as the equivalent of a "save as" action.

Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+D.

Note: Ancillary information sometimes requires permission for a duplication request. If so, you are prompted to supply the unique identifier of the new object. When you attempt to duplicate certain complex objects, you may also be asked if you also want to duplicate ancillary information. If, for example, you duplicate a user group, you are asked to supply the ID of the new user group and are asked if all users in the original user group should be linked to the new user group.

This link is unavailable in the actions/navigation area when:

Duplication is not supported for the current object.
You have made changes to the object without committing the changes to the database by clicking Save. (After making changes, you must either discard them using the Refresh link, or save them.)