Cloning tabs? Topic is solved

[Paul]

I need to understand how the cloning feature works with respect to tabs. I think I cloned a tab, but I am not sure how to find it. I left the tab name field blank in the cloner to create a new tab per the cloner instructions. Where is the tab I created?

[kev1n]

Please share a screenshot of your cloner form/settings. Without it, it’s nearly impossible to understand what you were trying to do.
Alternatively, try searching your database to see where the cloned objects are located.

[Paul]

All I am trying to do is to duplicate a tab (one tab). I think I need to watch a tutorial about that. Is there a tutorial on duplicating tabs?

[kev1n]

It is possible to duplicate a tab (copy a tab from a form along with all its objects into a new tab on the same form). However, once the cloning is complete, you will need to rename the IDs of the cloned objects, since each form can only contain one object with a given ID.
This can be done by opening the form and assigning a new object ID to each of the duplicated objects.

Cloner Settings

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You can find general cloner instructions here.
(It doesn’t specifically cover how to clone a tab)

[Paul]

I need a step-by-step guide/instruction. I understand the initial cloner settings page, but the windows that follow are very confusing "Save", "Run", "Clone"...What do each of these buttons do? I am confused about when to click any of these buttons and in what order to click them during the "Clone" process. Please explain?

[kev1n]

Save Button: Every nuBuilder edit form includes a Save button. Use this to save the current form or record. For the Cloner form, the Save button stores the configuration for later use.

Clone Button: Every nuBuilder edit form also includes a Clone button. This allows you to create a copy of an existing record.

(For an introduction to nuBuilder basics, see the User Guides)

The only remaining button is Run, which starts the cloning process. Detailed instructions are provided in the linked wiki article above.

[Paul]

Thank you.

[Paul]

So if I understand the "Sample Workflow" properly, the Clone is not actually created by clicking the "Run" button. The "Run" button only produces the SQL in the new browser window. Then I have to run that generated SQL on the db myself. Is that correct?

[kev1n]

Cloning occurs in the background unless ‘Dump SQL statements’ is checked.

[Paul]

I ran the Clone process, specifying the tab I want to clone and original form as the destination, but I do not see the cloned tab in the form.