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The Copy Items tool is a very easy to use feature in Admin Tools that creates services as a pointer to the original source, while other items are just a brand new item as a with no pointer to the original source, which . It is ideal for multiple users that are all working on the same content in an organization. The tool works by selecting the item(s) a user chooses to make duplicates of and then choosing the target user that will own the copied content. The original item(s) that’s duplicated will still remain with the source user. It’s useful tool for replicating items when endpoints will remain in the same organization that the item(s) is originally sourced.
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Backup My Org cloning feature is an all-in-one tool that handles the in-depth process of backing up and restoring items. Sourced content such as items, groups, and/or users are cloned with different endpoints, and it has more configurations that helps to refine the way ArcGIS content is processed. With an ArcGIS items' hosted dependencies configured automatically, they are no longer pointing to the original data source it was cloned from. Ideally, cloning is greatly utilized for migrating content from one ArcGIS organization to a different one. Some cases in cloning such as registered services will point to the original data source unless they are rewired in the postprocessing step.
If you currently own a version of Backup My Org, you can access this tool by following the steps:
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