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26---+ Copying Topics
27
28_Browser-based copy for individual topics_
29
30---++ Overview
31
32You can use browser-based controls to copy a topic within the same web or to another web.
33The specified topic is copied in its entirety including revision history and attachments.
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35---++ How to Copy a Topic
36
37   1. *Click* on ==[More topic actions]== (bottom right of page) on the topic to be changed, then, in the new screen, on ==[Copy topic]==. You can now copy in one operation
38   1. *To web:* Select the target web if other than the current web
39   1. *To topic:* Enter the new topic name - default is current name
40   1. *Overwrite:* By default, you are warned if the destination topic exists and the copying is aborted. If you check the overwrite checkbox, existence of the target topic doesn't prevent copying from taking place
41   1. *Disable fix links:* This checkbox appears only if =DISABLEFIXLINKCHECKBOX= preference variable is ='on'=. Checking this checbox makes the copying operation bypass fixing !WikiWord links in the copy destination topic if copy is done across webs
42   1. *Click* on ==[Copy]==: the topic will be copied.
43
44---++ Overwriting destination
45
46If the overwrite checkbox is checked and the destination topic does exist, the destination topic is deleted before copying.
47This is like deleting the destination topic from browser before the copying operation - moving the destination topic to the Trash web.
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49This means that if you cannot delete the destination topic due to access restriction, copying fails even if you check the overwrite checkbox.
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51---++ Link fixing in the destination
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53Fixing links in the copy destination topic such as from !SomeLink to !Otherweb.SomeLink is usually desirable so that links in the copied topic still point to the same target.
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55You may clone a set of topics linking each other to a different web.
56In that case, link fixing is not desirable.
57For example, let's assume !WebOne has !TopicA, !TopicB, and !TopicC linking each other. Also assume that you want to clone the set of topics to !WebTwo.
58If you copy those topics ordinarily, !WebTwo.TopicA has links to !WebOne.TopicB and !WebOne.TopicC.
59This is not desired.
60!WebTwo.TopicA must havve links to !WebTwo.TopicB and !WebTwo.TopicC.
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62This kind of situation does occur but is rather rare and esoteric.
63To avoid unnecessary confusion, the disable fix links checkbox is supressed by default. =DISABLEFIXLINKSCHECKBOX= needs to be set ='on'= for the checkbox to show up.
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65---++ Effect of User Access Settings
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67User permissions affect the 'copy' functions in various ways. To copy a topic, you need ==VIEW== access to that topic.
68In addition, you need ==CHANGE== access to the destination topic.
69If the destination topic already exists and hence is overwritten, ==RENAME== access to the destination is also needed so that it can be deleted before copying.
70See TWikiAccessControl for information on setting up access permissions.
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72__Related Topics:__ UserDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory
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