Cloning Metadata

Cloning metadata is an efficient and quick way to create a duplicate copy of existing or already defined metadata.

This topic discusses how to define metadata clone criteria.

Page Used to Clone Metadata

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Metadata Clone	PF_MD_CLONE	select EPM Foundation, then select Foundation Metadata, then select Other Metadata Operations, then select Metadata Clone	Define metadata clone criteria for copying metadata from one SetID to another.

Metadata Clone Page

Use the Metadata Clone page (PF_MD_CLONE) to define metadata clone criteria for copying metadata from one SetID to another.

Navigation

select EPM Foundation, then select Foundation Metadata, then select Other Metadata Operations, then select Metadata Clone

Image: Metadata Clone page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Metadata Clone page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

SetID

The SetID from which you want to clone the metadata.

Clone SetID

The SetID for which you want to create the clone.

Clone Metadata Type

Select the type of metadata that you want to clone. Values are: AL Rule (allocation manager rule), DM Rule (data manager rule), Constraint, DataSet, or Filter.

Select on of the following operations: =, <>, Like, or Not Like.

Enter a metadata value to search on.

Click the Get Selected Metadata button. Your results will appear in the Metadata Selection List field.

Clone

Select this check box to return all metadata objects that are based on your selection criteria. Deselect the check box for any metadata that you do not want to clone.

Note: Remember that you must compile all cloned metadata. You can do so using the Mass Compile utility.