You may initiate a new document based on an existing document.
1. Retrieve the document from which you want to copy.
For information about how to retrieve a document, see Using Doc Search to Find a Document.
2. Click in the array of workflow action buttons.
The system creates a new document with a new document ID. The document ID information for the copied-from document is displayed in the document header and also in the Notes and Attachments tab of the new document.
Clicking
the Copied from Document Id takes you to the document you
copied from.
A note stating
that the document was copied from another document is attached to the
copied-from document.
3. Complete required tabs for the document.
4. Click to route the document for approval.
For information about the requirements for a particular type of e-doc, see the help documentation for the specific document type. For information about routing the document, see Routing a Document.
Lookup and
Copy Feature for Chart of Account Maintenance e-docs
To
create a Chart of Accounts code that is similar to
one of the existing codes, click the copy link. The system creates a document
with the same values, except for the values in the identifying fields. This copy
feature is available on the document lookup directly from the Main
Menu or Maintenance menu tab and is not available from
the valid value lookup within the financial transaction documents.
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