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title: "Cloning a Model"
description: "By cloning a model, you can create an identical copy of the model."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/xp-a---extended-planning-and-analysis/working-with-models/cloning-a-model
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Cloning a Model

## Overview

By cloning a model, you can create an identical copy of the model. A cloned model can be useful for the following cases, for example:

- **Template creation**: A cloned model allows you to create templates that can be reused or shared with others.
- **Experimentation**: You can use a cloned model to experiment with changes without affecting the original model.
- **Collaboration**: Cloning a model facilitates collaboration by enabling others to work on a copy of the model without altering the original.

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In order to clone a model you need full access to the model or the model needs to be shared with you with the option **Allow cloning as a template**.
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## Cloning a Model

To clone a model:

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Navigate to the model on the start page.
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Click the **three-dot menu** and select **Duplicate:**

'Duplicate' option

 If you have other models linked and/or dimensions assigned to the model you want to clone, the **Cloning _Model name_** dialog is displayed as follows, for example:

Dialog when cloning a model

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Choose if you want to also **Clone _X_ linked models** or if you want to **Only clone this model**.
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Choose if you want to **Duplicate _X_ dimensions** or if you want to **Use existing dimensions**.

**Note**: If you duplicate the assigned dimensions, you can adjust the duplicated dimensions for planning different scenarios without changing the exisiting dimensions.
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Choose if you want to **Duplicate data sources** or if you want to **Use existing data sources** for the cloned model.
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Click **Clone X models**.

 The cloned model(s) will be displayed with the addition **(cloned)** in the model overview of the start page.

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## Allowing Others to Clone Your Model

You can allow others (who don't have full access) to make a clone of your model. Proceed as follows:

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Click the **Share** button in the toolbar.
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On the **Settings** tab, activate the option **Allow cloning as a template**:

Allowing to clone as a template

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Share the model via public or private link (see [Sharing a model](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/xp-a---extended-planning-and-analysis/working-with-models/sharing-a-model-folder/sharing-model.md)).

 All users with whom you shared the model then have the option to click **Use this template** in the top-right, when viewing the model's dashboard.

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