Hello, Could you please add something to allow or not users the right to clone a PLM object? Sometimes, in different workspaces it is very dangerous to have access to the clone feature because when you clone an object, all the fields contained into the tab “Details” of the first object are copied/pasted to the cloned object. Now, if you have fields that cannot be editable by the user who is cloning the object because they are filled automatically by script for a good reason (or in a restricted section managed by groups access), the cloned object will inherit the wrong information. Example with a Change Request object: We have a workspace to create the change request for a document. A change request object is created and approved. When it is fully approved, a change order will be created into a second workspace called “Change Order”. Into the change order object, in its tab “Details”, we have a field (picklist pointed to the Change Request workspace) where it is automatically populated the related change request object. It is the same methodology from the change request side. Into the tab “Details” of the change request, we have a field pointed to the linked change order. This field cannot be change manually because it is automatically populated by script when the change order is created. Now, if a user would like to clone the change request, the information of the change order (linked to the old change request) is kept into the cloned change request and cannot be edited by the user. This can cause lot of problems as you can imagine. Solution 1 Split the permission “Add Items” in two (“Add Items” and “Clone Items”). Unfortunately, a cloning action is like a create so technically we cannot add the permission “Clone Items” only but we must add the permission “Add Items” as well. Solution 2: Keep the permission “Add Items” like it is and in the workspace itself, just have an option to allow or not the “Clone” feature. In that case, the clone is defined at the workspace level and not at the permission level. Problem: The clone feature must ONLY appear if the user has the permission “Add Items” AND if the option is allowed. Thank you for your feedback. Sylvain
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