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Has anybody used the Clone option to clone an Open Data Site?

NinaRihn

Has anybody used the Clone option in Open Data? It suddenly appeared as an option when you click Save in the Site Editor, but I can't find any documentation for it, and I am sorry to say I am terrified to use it, not knowing what it will actually do!

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cnnlly

Hi Nina,

Cloning the site creates an exact replica of the site you are cloning.

It goes through these steps and creates a new item with '- Copied' appended to the name:

I assume it's a new tool that was released with the ArcGIS Online update last week

Carmel

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cnnlly

Hi Nina,

Cloning the site creates an exact replica of the site you are cloning.

It goes through these steps and creates a new item with '- Copied' appended to the name:

I assume it's a new tool that was released with the ArcGIS Online update last week

Carmel

cnnlly

Open Data and ArcGIS Hub was just updated on the 12th December:

http://hub.arcgis.com/pages/changelog

NinaRihn

Thank you Carmel!!

Alex-Santos

Hi Carmel, I used the cloning site and as expected it cloned everything including the pages. I created the clone so that I could use the Site Editor and tweak it a bit to meet another open data site topic. I would like to clean up the pages that aren't relevant. But! I noticed that deleting a page in the clone also deletes the page in the original site. Is this intended behavior. I understand the benefit in editing one so that it then appears in the other. However can we remove that "link?" I don't want other team members deleting a page thinking it is only in the cloned site. Thankfully, I have a copy of everything to rebuild it. Did I miss a step somewhere?

cnnlly

Hi Alexandre,

I'm not sure if that's a bug or as designed as this functionality is so new.

I'm tagging ArcGIS Hub‌ & Courtney Claessens‌ to highlight your question!

It also might be worth logging this directly with your local Tech Support team: https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support.

Carmel

Alex-Santos

Hi again, okay I will log a support ticket with this. Our intention is to use this clone feature for other DC agencies that want their own, as a starting point. Also to ensure they keep certain sections to maintain a cohesive look across sites. Attached image of warning.

DorotheeKemnitz1

Hi Carmel,

Sorry to hijack this post. I have recently discovered the clone option as well, which is a much needed tool. I have highly customised our site and its a great tool to quickly test changes before putting them in production.

So I went ahead and cloned my site. It also cloned (or so I thought) the pages. I went into my cloned page to test a new iframe window. Then I get a call from someone in my organisation, asking why the disaster management page is suddenly showing free wifi locations. It turns out while editing the cloned page (not site) it edited my production (original) page as well. I have done tests by creating a new site and pages and then cloning it and doing edits on the clone. I have not linked it to the original page. When I delete the page from the cloned site it tells me that it will still be available on the original site. But there is still some sort of link across the sites for the page edits.

Is this a known bug? Should I log a support ticket?

Thanks!

Dorothee

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