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alias: user-guide-clone-event-rule
description: "Clone Event Rule creates a new event rule mirroring an existing one’s properties"
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# Clone Event Rule

:lock: EventRule.**Clone**

## Overview

This operation is used to clone an existing **Event Rule** into a new **Event Rule** with a different name and identical characteristics.  

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Alarm Management** module is properly licensed in the system.
* The **Event Rule** exists in the system.

## Sequence of Steps

The Clone Event Rule wizard is called from the **Event Rule** page within the Administration Group. The default values are taken from the current **Event Rule** and used as a base for the new object.

### Step 1: Details

1. On the left side panel, add as many rows as needed (each row represents a new **Event Rule** to be created based on the currently selected **Event Rule**) by selecting :material-plus: and specifying the property values for each new instance to be created. You can also provide a name for each of the new instances. However, if a **Name Generator** is configured for the Entity Type, you can leave the field blank and a new name will be automatically generated.
2. Enter a comment for the operation.
3. Select **Clone** to complete the transaction and a new object will be created.

!!! info
	For more information, see [Clone](../../general/clone.md).

![Screenshot showing a UI with a field labeled "Clone Event Rule" in the context of cloning an object.](images/clone_event_rule.png)