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With the Copy action, you can create a full copy of a structure, and, optionally, clone every issue in the structure.
If you need to copy only a part of a structure, create a new empty structure and use Issue Clipboard to copy a part of the structure.
To create a copy of a structure, open the Manage Structures page using the top navigation Structure menu. Find the structure you'd like to copy and click the Copy link in the Operations column.
If you don't see Copy in the Operations column, you probably do not have permissions to create new structures.
The Copy Structure page will show you the information about the structure, including its size and the number of issues, generators, and synchronizers it contains. If the structure contains automation, you can click the Calculate link in the Visible Content section to execute the generators and see the generated content statistics.
Select the following options for copying the structure:
Once you've made you selections, press Copy Structure or Start Cloning.
The new structure is created with the following properties:
You can immediately edit the new structure's properties on the screen with the copy result.
When copying a structure, you can choose to have the new structure use the same issues as the original structure or clone the original issues (create copies). The following chart explains the differences:
| Copy Structure | Copy Structure & Clone Issues |
---|---|---|
Selected answer for Clone Issues? | No | Yes |
New structure created? | Yes | Yes |
New structure contains: | same Jira issues as the original structure | clones (copies) of the issues from original structure |
Quick? | Yes | No, a background process is launched to do issue cloning |
Permissions required: | View access to the original structure | View access to the original structure |
For details about configuring and running cloning, see Copying Structure and Cloning Issues.