# Can I clone a record?

**URL:** <https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24>\
**Category:** Primero IMS\
**Tags:** v1-5\
**Created:** [August 31, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24 "2017-08-31T12:52:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ian\_brasil](https://support.primero.org/forum/user_avatar/support.primero.org/ian_brasil/32/8_2.png) [@ian\_brasil](https://support.primero.org/forum/u/ian_brasil)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24/1 "2017-08-31T12:52:13Z")

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It would save a lot of time if I could do this

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**Author:** ![jpanchalingam](https://support.primero.org/forum/user_avatar/support.primero.org/jpanchalingam/32/73_2.png) [@jpanchalingam](https://support.primero.org/forum/u/jpanchalingam)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24/2 "2019-03-03T15:02:40Z")

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This is not currently part of Primero’s functionality, but will be considered in further development.

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**Author:** ![childprotectioninnov](https://support.primero.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@childprotectioninnov](https://support.primero.org/forum/u/childprotectioninnov)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24/3 "2019-03-03T15:03:12Z")

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Can cases and incidents be linked?

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**Author:** ![jpanchalingam](https://support.primero.org/forum/user_avatar/support.primero.org/jpanchalingam/32/73_2.png) [@jpanchalingam](https://support.primero.org/forum/u/jpanchalingam)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24/4 "2019-03-03T15:03:47Z")

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No. While an incident can be created from a case, cases cannot be created from incidents, and no data linkage currently exists between cases and incidents. If this change were ever to be made, intense discussions of security would need to occur, and an extensive agreement would need to be reached over how data is shared between the MRM, CP, and GBV modules.

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**Author:** ![childprotectioninnov](https://support.primero.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@childprotectioninnov](https://support.primero.org/forum/u/childprotectioninnov)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24/5 "2019-03-03T15:04:08Z")

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What does “duplicate” mean as a case status?

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**Author:** ![jpanchalingam](https://support.primero.org/forum/user_avatar/support.primero.org/jpanchalingam/32/73_2.png) [@jpanchalingam](https://support.primero.org/forum/u/jpanchalingam)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://support.primero.org/forum/t/can-i-clone-a-record/24/6 "2019-03-03T15:04:37Z")

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“Duplicate” is a case status reserved for those cases which are found to be duplicates of other cases–as in the case of a single child moving from camp to camp, giving slightly altered names to different workers. Having a separate status for this state allows users to leave these cases out of reports without deactivating them entirely.