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Creating a copy of an existing item
MU Users
Pergamon MU combines the Unique and Core record systems into the perception of a single record. You do not need to know the Unique / Core record control system as this is managed for you automatically, but this also means that it is not possible to use a core record as the source for a new item. The rest of this article can be ignored.
Two methods can be used to create a new copy of an existing Item.
Creating a copy through [Associations]
The first method is to display an existing copy of the Item, then use the [Associations] tabbed page to create a new Item in the [Items Sharing the same core record] list. This method will create a new Item in the list (within the same Series sub-group, if the original core record was within one), and can be edited by selecting the new record from the list.
Creating a copy from a new Item
The more conventional method of creating a new copy is to simply create a new Item as normal. Once it appears in the list, it should not be immediately edited. Instead, select the [Core Record] drop-down button towards the bottom of the dialog and choose the button option [Attach to Core Record]. A dialog will be displayed allowing the user to select which core record is required.
Once selected, the new Item is attached to the underlying core record and then redisplayed - any index options, associations and other field selections of that core record will therefore be immediately displayed. At this point, the only additional work required is to make modifications to the [This Copy] tabbed page in order to reflect unique information for this individual Item.
