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# Duplicating a process flow

## Introduction

If you need to create a new process flow that's similar to one that already exists, you can duplicate the existing process flow and use this as a starting point for your new design.

The duplicate option is available from process flow settings so you can copy a specific version. When a process flow is duplicated, a copy is added to your [list of process flows](/product-documentation/process-flows/accessing-your-process-flows.md) with the same name, appended with an incremented copy number.

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If you are a Patchworks partner/agency, you can [duplicate process flows between different company profiles](/product-documentation/process-flows/managing-process-flows/duplicating-a-process-flow/duplicating-a-process-flow-between-linked-companies.md).
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## Need to know

* The [status](/product-documentation/process-flows/managing-process-flows/enabling-and-disabling-a-process-flow/enabling-and-disabling-a-process-flow-without-virtual-enviroments.md) of the duplicated flow is always set to **disabled**.
* The [version](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-versioning.md) of the duplicated flow is always set to **draft**.
* Existing [labels](/product-documentation/process-flows/managing-process-flows/process-flow-labels.md) are duplicated (which means they are created automatically in the receiving company).
* All shapes are copied but some shapes require reconfiguration in the receiving company - please see our [Shape configuration in a duplicated process flow page](/product-documentation/process-flows/managing-process-flows/duplicating-a-process-flow/shape-configuration-in-a-duplicated-process-flow.md).

## The steps

To duplicate a process flow, follow the steps below.

**Step 1**\
[Access the process flow](/product-documentation/process-flows/accessing-your-process-flows.md) that you want to duplicate.

**Step 2**\
Click the 'cog' icon to access flow settings:

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**Step 3**\
Click the ellipses that's associated with the version that you want to duplicate:

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**Step 4**\
Select the **duplicate flow** option:

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**Step 5**\
When prompted, click the **duplicate** button to confirm:

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**Step 6**\
A new process flow is added to your manage process flows page, ready for you to [rename](/product-documentation/process-flows/managing-process-flows/renaming-a-process-flow.md) and edit as required:

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A duplicated flow is created with the same name as the original, appended with an incremental number.
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**Step 7**\
Check shapes in the process flow to see if any [reconfiguration](/product-documentation/process-flows/managing-process-flows/duplicating-a-process-flow/shape-configuration-in-a-duplicated-process-flow.md) is required. If a shape includes options that cannot be duplicated, it's displayed with a warning icon - for example:

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