Duplicating Channel - DSS 6 | Data Source Solutions Documentation

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Duplicating Channel

This section describes the steps to duplicate a channel.

When duplicating a channel, DSS copies the following objects related to the channel:

  • locations
  • location groups
  • tables
  • actions

You can duplicate a channel from the Channel Details page or from the Channels page.

To duplicate a channel from the Channel Details page:

  1. On the left sidebar, click CHANNELS.

  2. On the Channels page, click a required channel to open its Channel Details page.

  3. On the Channel Details page, click the More Options icon Icon-Dss-UI-MoreOptions.webp at the top right and select Duplicate Channel.

    SC-Dss-Channels-DuplicatingChannel_DuplicatefromChannelDetails.webp

  4. In the Duplicate Channel dialog, type the name of the new channel and optionally the description.

The name of the duplicated channel must differ from the existing ones.

![SC-Dss-Channels-DuplicatingChannel_DuplicateChannelDialog.webp](/static/docs/docs/dss6/user-interface/channels/duplicating-channel/_assets/SC-Dss-Channels-DuplicatingChannel_DuplicateChannelDialog.webp)  
  1. Click Save. You will be navigated to the Channels page where the new channel will appear in the list of channels.

To duplicate a channel from the Channels page:

  1. On the left sidebar, click CHANNELS.

  2. On the Channels page, click the More Options icon Icon-Dss-UI-MoreOptions.webp related to the channel and select Duplicate Channel.

    SC-Dss-Channels-DuplicatingChannel_DuplicatefromChannels.webp

  3. In the Duplicate Channel dialog, type the name of the new channel and optionally the description.

The name of the duplicated channel must differ from the existing ones.

![SC-Dss-Channels-DuplicatingChannel_DuplicateChannelDialog.webp](/static/docs/docs/dss6/user-interface/channels/duplicating-channel/_assets/SC-Dss-Channels-DuplicatingChannel_DuplicateChannelDialog.webp)
  1. Click Save. The new channel will appear in the list of channels.