Cloning allows administrators and site editors from the ArcGIS Hub primary organization to create new versions of a site or page and the items displayed on its layout.
Cloning a site also clones any pages attached to it, and the items displayed on each page. Pages can also be cloned independently of the site to which they belong.
Clone a site
To clone a site, complete the following steps:
- Open the site to clone in edit mode.
- Review the site's layout to confirm that it's ready to be cloned.
- Select the More actions button
and choose Clone layout.After the site has been cloned, you can start editing its layout.
Cloned site items
As an administrator or site editor, when you clone a site, the following items are added to ArcGIS Online under your ownership:
- A Hub Site Application item named after the original site (originalsitename 1).
- A Hub Page item named after the original page (originalpage 1) for each page added to the site, including linked pages that were created for other sites.
- Cloned items for each of the ArcGIS Online items displayed on the site’s layout and page layouts.
Note:
Feature services are not cloned. If your site layout includes a statistics card, for example, that points to a feature service layer or table, the clone will not make a copy of the service. Instead, it will use the existing service from the original site or page.
To view cloned sites and items in ArcGIS Online, select the More actions button and choose Edit in ArcGIS Online.
Clone a page
Administrators and site editors can clone a page without cloning the site to which the page is attached.
To clone a page, complete the following steps:
- Open the page to clone in edit mode.
- Review the page’s layout to confirm that it's ready to be cloned.
- Select the More actions button and choose Clone layout.
After the page has been cloned, you can start editing its layout.
To view the cloned page in ArcGIS Online, select the More actions button and choose Edit in ArcGIS Online.
Edit cloned content
The following people can edit a cloned site and its cloned pages and items:
- The ArcGIS Online organization’s administrators
- The owner of the cloned site and its cloned pages and items
- Members of the cloned site’s edit groups
Any changes made to a cloned version of an item are not reflected on the original item. For more information on editing, see Edit a site and Open a page in edit mode.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues when cloning a site or page, it may have to do with one or more the following reasons:
- If the layout has an embedded app with a feature service (includes a view), such as a dashboard or web map, you must be the owner of the feature service or the administrator of the ArcGIS Online organization where the feature service is stored.
- The item on the layout does not exist.