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alias: user-guide-clone-asset
description: "Clone Asset creates a new asset mirroring the properties of an existing one"
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# Clone Asset

:lock: Asset.**Clone**

## Overview

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

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The IoT Data Platform module is properly licensed in the system.
* The **Asset** exists in the system.

## Sequence of Steps

The Clone Asset wizard can be called from the **Asset Directory** page within the **Data Platform** menu. The default values will be taken from the current **Asset** to be used as a base for the new object.

### Step 1: General Data

1. Select the **Asset Directory** from the dropdown box on the left side of the screen.
2. Select the appropriate **Asset** from the **Asset Directory** tree.
3. Select **Clone** in the **More** button on the top ribbon.
4. On the left side panel, add as many rows as desired (each row represents a new **Asset** to be created based on the currently selected **Asset**) 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.
5. Optionally, enter a comment for the operation.
6. Select **Clone** to complete the operation.

!!! info
    For more information on these and other features of cloning, see [[user-guide-clone]].

![clone_asset][clone_asset]

[clone_asset]: images/clone_asset.png