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| - | ====== Copy application ====== | + | ====== Copy application structure ====== |
| + | You can copy an entire application's structure to create a duplicate that maintains the framework of your application but not the data. All categories, field configuration and views will be copied to the new application but the data will be empty. | ||
| - | You can copy an entire application to create a duplicate. This is useful if you want to maintain an archive of data as it existed at a certain point, or if you want to run an experiment on your data and keep a backup. | + | To create a structural duplicate, click the **Copy structure** link below the name of the application on the [[application list]]. |
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| - | To create a duplicate, click the **Copy** link below the name of the application on the [[application list]]. | + | |
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| - | The copied application will be a replica including all views and data. By default, any users that have access to the original application will have access to the copy as well. | + | |
| ==== Shared categories ==== | ==== Shared categories ==== | ||
| - | Note that if your original application uses [[Categories shared from other applications|shared categories]], the copy will also have shared categories. This means that such categories are **not** copied, but rather each copy of the application references the same shared categories and thus the data is still inter-linked. | + | Note that if your original application uses [[Categories shared from other applications|shared categories]], the copy will also have the same shared categories. This means that such categories are **not** copied, but rather each copy of the application references the same shared categories. The data will appear in each copy and any changes to the data will be reflected in all copies. |
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