The differences between Move/Copy and Save As

As you continue building cards, you'll want to understand the differences among a few critical options in your card options menu. Whether you need to move, copy, or save a new copy of a card, you'll need to know when each option should or should not be used.

 

Move

If you want to move a card to another page or subpage, select the Move/Copy option. For example, you might want to move a card from your Overview page to a Sales page you just created. 

Another example: Let's say you’re developing a card and going through an approval process as part of the card building workflow of your organization. You might want to first create a card on your personal page, then move it to an evaluation page for manager approval, and then later move it to the main department page after it gets validated by your manager.

Copy

You can have multiple copies of the same card on any number of pages or subpages. But it is important to establish a distinction between a Copy of a card and a card created using the Save As option.

A copied card retains any changes made to that card on any of the pages where it resides. Unless a card is locked, any changes made to the copied card will impact the card across all of its locations. The copy feature is helpful when you've finished and approved cards that are shared across multiple pages in an organization.

A card created through the Save As option will not inherit changes made to the original card from which it was created.

 

Save As 

The Save As option allows you to create a duplicate of the card, with you as the owner. Cards created through Save As will still be updated according to changes made to the DataSet powering the card, but they will not reflect any changes made to the original card after a duplicate is created. Changes made to the duplicate card you created also have no impact on the original.

This feature is helpful if you want to modify a card to answer a different business question than the original question