Clone a process

You can clone an existing process to create a new process. A cloned process contains all the process properties, operations, operation steps, jobs, attributes, certifications, BOM, entities, and links associated with the parent process. You can change the values as required.

You can also copy a process. However, copying a process copies only the process properties, not the operations, operation steps, jobs, attributes, certifications, BOM, entities, and links associated with the parent process. See Copy a process.

Clone a process

1. Select and check out the process that you want to clone.

2. On the ribbon, go to the Current View tab.

3. In the Process Management group, click Clone in the New Operation list.

   The Clone Process dialog box appears.

4. In the Clone Process dialog box, complete the following settings:

   Process ID

   A unique process ID for the process. The process ID identifies the process in the MES data records, so it must be unique and is not editable after the process definition is first saved.

   Description

   A brief description or name for the process.

   Dissociate Items

   Specifies whether to clone the process without item linkage.

   If the Dissociate Items check box is selected, the items linked to the original process are not be linked to the cloned process.

5. Click OK.

6. Save the changes.

7. Check in the process.