Clone an object
The Clone command creates maps, topics, and images from existing ones.
Prerequisites:
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The source map, topic, or image must be unlocked
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You must have the required access rights
Cloning creates a copy of an object with a new ID. The
Clone command is available from all views.
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Maps – You can clone maps to serve as a starting point for creating a document that will share many of the same topics as the original map.
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Topics – Similarly, you can clone topics to create a copy of a topic as a starting point for developing a similar, but not identical, topic for use in a separate map.
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Images – You can clone images when you want to create a similar image but you need to keep the original one.
When cloning an object, the following options are available only if the containing
map is locked and opened in the DITA Map view.
- Replace original component: The cloned map, topic, or image is created and added to the containing map; the original map, topic, or image is removed from the map but is not deleted. All external cross references that point to the original map, topic, or image are kept as is; they are not updated to point to the cloned map, topic, or image. Internal cross references (from point A to point B in the original topic) are updated in the cloned topic.
- Append to parent: The cloned map, topic, or image is added to the containing map. When you select this option, the Replace original component option is disabled.