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! 

[CarmelConnolly · Accepted solution]

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

[CarmelConnolly]

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?

[CarmelConnolly]

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.

[CarmelConnolly]

Hi Alexandre, 

I've just run a test (I created a new site, added 2 pages, cloned this site), deleting a page in the cloned site did not impact the original site. 

Were you linking pages together?

If you rename a page, does that impact the page on the original site?

Carmel

[Alex-Santos]

I'll try this again and report back. Where is the option to "link" pages together?

[CarmelConnolly]

Hi Alexandre, 

You'll find it in the Pages tab of the Site Configuration:

Using this would mean multiple sites are looking at the same source page, rather than a cloned page. 

Carmel