Clone objects

Create a copy of a Glossary, Usage, or Dictionary object — including a structure or a field — or clone a data processing flow, and see exactly what gets copied along with it.

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Any object in any module can be cloned by a user with object-creation rights.

How to clone a Glossary object

You can clone a Glossary object to create a copy of it in the same space (same version). The clone keeps the original label prefixed with Copy of and is placed under the same parent as the original.

The clone copies:

  • System and custom attributes.
Linked objects, comments, and tasks are not copied.

How to clone a Usage object

You can clone a Usage-module object to create a copy of it in the same project (same version). The clone keeps the original label prefixed with Copy of and is placed under the same parent as the original.

The clone copies:

  • System and custom attributes.
Linked objects, comments, and tasks are not copied.

How to clone Dictionary objects

How to clone a structure

You can clone a structure to create a copy of it in the same space (same version). The clone keeps the original label prefixed with Copy of and is placed under the same parent as the original.

The clone copies:

  • System and custom attributes of the structure.
  • Child fields, with their system and custom attributes.
  • Any primary keys (but not foreign keys).
Linked objects, comments, and tasks are not copied.

How to clone a field

You can clone a Dictionary field to create a copy of it in the same space (same version). The clone keeps the original label prefixed with Copy of and is placed under the same parent as the original.

The clone copies:

  • System and custom attributes.
Linked objects, primary/foreign key information, comments, and tasks are not copied.

How to clone a data-processing object

You can clone a processing object to create a copy of it in the same space (same version). The clone keeps the original label prefixed with Copy of.

The clone copies:

  • System and custom attributes.
  • The mapping of input and output objects, along with the processing units.
Comments, tasks, and likes/dislikes are not copied.

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