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Clone record
Quick Steps
- 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
Detailed Steps
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”.