Project Cloning Versus Project Copy In OpenAir

Many services organizations provide standard services that are a consistent set of tasks, timelines, and resources.  OpenAir provides an option for creating projects – Cloning. How does this differ from the Project Copy feature? One important difference is that cloning also copies the project properties field content. This field content may be extensive and require effort to set up each time after a project copy.

In general, cloning means just this – it makes an exact replica of the project.

Project cloning is meant to be a time saver but can work against you if not used properly. We recommend you clone projects that are close or exactly the way your new project needs to be setup. If a project will involve completely different billing rules or a new task structure, the clone function will take more time for project setup. For projects requiring unique rule setup or task setup, the Rule Copy or Project Template Copy options are more setup friendly.