The application enables you to duplicate the properties (metadata) of existing file parts to create new volumes. This results in faster data entry as it uses existing data, and hence avoids duplication of effort.

During file part creation, in the New File Part or New File Part from Template dialog box, the properties are duplicated based on the precedence outlined in Precedence for Duplicating File Part Properties.

You can also choose the properties to copy when creating the duplicate file part. Refer to Set File Part Properties for Duplication.

To duplicate the properties of an existing file part:

  1. In the Navigation pane, select the Records tab.

  2. Search or browse for the file part you want to duplicate.

  3. Right-click the file part, and select Duplicate File Part. Alternatively, from the Action menu, choose Duplicate File Part. The New File Part dialog box opens with fields prepopulated based on the precedence outlined in Precedence for Duplicating File Part Properties

  4. Use the File Selection section to browse and select where to duplicate the file part.

  5. If necessary, modify the information in any of the available fields. For descriptions of these fields, refer to Create File Parts.

  6. To create a batch of duplicates of the file part, enter the number of file parts in the Number of records to create field. Alternatively, to duplicate the file part without closing the New File Part dialog box, select Save and New. This helps you to create additional duplicates of the file part without opening the New File Part dialog again.

  7. Select OK.

NOTE: If the file part to duplicate is created from a template, the New File Part from Template dialog box opens.

Precedence for Duplicating File Part Properties

When a file part is duplicated from another file part, the application inherits file part properties in the following order. If a valid value is found in one of the following sources, that value is used. If no value is found, the next source is checked for a valid value.

  1. User Locked Field: The properties previously locked on the New File Part or New File Part from Template dialog box.

  2. Source File Part: The properties of the file part that is being duplicated.

  3. Parent File Part Template: The properties specified in the template of the source file part.

  4. Parent File Part: The properties of the file part in which the duplicate is created‌.

NOTE: In all the above cases, you can manually override the inherited properties.