Clone a Placeholder

You can clone existing placeholders to use them as the basis for new ones. You can clone a placeholder to the same project, or a different project. All details of a placeholder are copied, except for set memberships, work package memberships, and associated projects.

To clone a placeholder:

  1. Navigate to the project.
    You can search for projects using the Search Projects link in the Activity Zone. Projects that you are linked to also appear on the History tab in your contact record, and in the Projects dashpart in the Personal Zone.
  2. On the project window, click the DLM tab.
  3. Select the check box of the placeholder that you want to clone.
    You can select multiple placeholders to clone in one operation.
  4. Click the Placeholders tab.
  5. Click Clone Placeholder.
  6. On the Create Placeholder window, select the numbering scheme to use for the documents from the Number Scheme list.
  7. Do one of the following:
    • If the documents will be received from an external organization, select the organization from the Originating Organization list.
    • If the documents will be internal documents from your own organization, select My Organization.
  8. In the Scheme: <Selected Number Scheme> panel, enter the properties for the document placeholder.
    For information on the available fields, see Document Placeholder Properties. All mandatory fields display a red exclamation mark.
  9. Optional: Click Next to step through the wizard to assign set memberships, set work packages, and link additional projects.
    StepDescription
    Set MembershipsSelect one or more set memberships to link the placeholder to. Set memberships allow you to categorize documents. This allows sets to be grouped and filtered within the DLM. You can also report on selected sets.
    Set Work PackagesSelect one or more work packages to link the placeholder to. Work packages allow you to manage tender information from subcontractors for a selected enquiry. Users can then distribute the documents within a placeholder to selected recipients when they send an associated work package out.
    Additional ProjectsSelect one or more projects to copy the placeholder to. This can be the same project, or different projects.
  10. Click Finish.