Tracker Field Duplication Rules
Introduced in Tiki 31
As an alternative (or in addition) to the global tracker_clone_item preference, duplication can be enabled and configured on a per-tracker
basis, with control over how each individual field behaves when an item is duplicated.
How to enable
- Go to the tracker's Edit properties.
- Open the Duplication tab.
- Check Enable Duplicate Action. This makes the "Duplicate" icon available in the tracker's item list even if the global
tracker_clone_item preference is off.
- In the Field Duplication Rules table, choose an action for each field (see table below). Any field left unconfigured behaves as Copy.
Field actions
| Rule | Effect |
| Copy (default) | The new item starts with the same value as the source item. |
| Clear/Empty | The field is left blank on the new item. |
| Set to Default | The field is left to its normal default value (e.g. a date field defaulting to today, or a status field defaulting to "open"), ignoring the source item's value. |
How it works for the end user
Duplicating an item this way does not create the new item immediately.
Clicking the "Duplicate" icon next to an item in the tracker's item list opens the Add new item form, pre-filled according to the
rules above, so the user can review and adjust the values before saving. The permission tiki_p_create_tracker_items ("create tracker items") is required to see the icon and save the new item.