This is how you copy (duplicate) an activity:
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Open the activity you want to copy, in the main window Activities (form view).
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Click
Copy and link dataset
or Copy dataset.
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A new activity is created, which differs from the original in the following:
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The word Copy: is put in front of the Subject.
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Date and time of Starts on and Ends on are updated
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Status is set to Open
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In Delegated to your abbreviation is filled in
All other data and allocations of the copy are an exact copy of the original.
There is a link between the original and the copy ( Copy and link dataset).
There is no link between the original and the copy ( Copy dataset)
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Apply the necessary changes to the copy.
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Save your changes.
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You can link the copy of an activity directly to the original by choosing the default option (
Copy and link dataset)
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If an MSG-file is attached to the activity this file is not copied along with the activity.
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If an activity with linked documents is copied, you will be asked in the next dialog whether the documents should be copied or only linked.
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It might happen that some fields are not copied depending on administrative settings preventing that action.