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.. index:: pair: Assets; Cloning and Replacing

.. _cloning_and_replacing_target:

Cloning and Replacing
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The *Clone* and *Replace* operations are available under the *Modify* menu.

*Clone* creates a copy of the selected asset.
The label of the clone (preferred label in case of SKOS Concepts) will be set as the label of original asset with “ Copy” appended to it.

*Replace*, creates a clone of the selected asset using URI that you will provide and then deletes selected asset.
One difference with the clone operation above is that the label will be the same as the label of the original asset, “ Copy” will not be appended.
You can use this operation to modify the URI identity of a resource.

.. warning::

   EDG will automatically adjust all incoming and outgoing references, however, it will do so **only** for the current asset collection.
   Other asset collections will **not** be updated, meaning any references to the replaced asset that they contain become broken links.
   Using the *Expore* menu *Find Usages in Other Asset Collections...* feature is recommended before doing a *Replace*.

.. seealso:: To understand possible impacts of delete operations see `Deleting Assets`_ .