Clone record

• In a record that you wish to clone:
  • Choose File | Clone record; or press <Ctrl+Alt+O>
  • Select a template from the list that displays
  • Make necessary changes to create a new record

To use an existing record as the basis for a new record (to save typing similar information all over again) you can copy the existing record as a 'cloned' record (aka a different edition record).

To clone a record:

• In a record that you wish to clone:
  • Choose File | Clone record; or press <Ctrl+Alt+O>

• Select a template from the list that displays, and press OK

• RIMMF will load the record being cloned into the selected template:

• Make necessary changes to create a new record

Notes

• In RIMMF, the 'clone' process will:
  • Copy the current record
  • Assign a unique record control number to the new record
  • Delete the following from the new record:
    • Authorized Access Point/Composite key
    • 'Identifier for the …' elements
    • All 'Relationship' elements

• You cannot clone a template; see “How to Customize a Template”.