Duplicating an Assignment

Complete the following process if you want to create a copy of an existing assignment. When you duplicate an assignment, all metadata values associated with that assignment are duplicated. Assets included in the media container are not re-associated with the new assignment.

To duplicate an assignment:

1. Do one of the following:

   • Right-click on the assignment from the Planner Explorer (List or Week view).

   • Right-click on the assignment from within a topic.

   n You cannot multi-select to duplicate two or more assignments at the same time.

2. Select Duplicate Assignment from the context menu.

   A confirmation window appears.

3. (optional) Enter a new name for the assignment.

   The duplication window prefaces the Title with the word "Copy" by default.

4. (optional) Associate the assignment with a different parent topic.

   Assignments are associated with their original topic by default, but you can use the Parent Topic menu to create the new assignment in a different topic.

5. Verify the position of the Include Tasks toggle.

   • The default position (grey) does not automatically duplicate any tasks that are associated with the original assignment.

   • You can click the toggle button to duplicate any associated tasks.

     When enabled, the toggle turns blue. New tasks that are created as part of this process are given the same name as the original, and are not prefaced with the word "copy".

6. Do one of the following;

   • Click the Duplicate button to create a copy of the assignment.

     The app displays a notification message in the upper-right corner of the user interface. If desired, you can click the Open link in this message to access the duplicated assignment. If the process fails for any reason, the app displays a notification about the error.

   • Press the Esc key, or click the Cancel button to abort the process.