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alias: user-guide-clone-iot-event-definition
description: "Clone an existing IoT event definition to create a new, identical version"
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# Clone IoT Event Definition

:lock: IoTEventDefinition.**Clone**

## Overview

This operation is used to clone an existing **IoT Event Definition** into a new **IoT Event Definition** 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 Event Definition** exists in the system.

## Sequence of Steps

The Clone IoT Event Definition wizard can be called from the **IoT Event Definition** page within the Business Data Group. The default values will be taken from the current **IoT Event Definition** to be used as a base for the new object.

Follow these steps:

1. On the left side panel, add as many rows as desired (each row represents a new  **IoT Event Definition** to be created based on the currently selected **IoT Event Definition**) 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. Optionally, enter a comment for the operation.
3. Select **Clone** to complete the operation and a new object will be created.

    ![clone_iot_event_definition][clone_iot_event_definition]

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

[clone_iot_event_definition]: images/clone_iot_event_definition.png