Overview
Zoho Creator provides options to copy an existing application to be used as a template (i.e only the structure of the application will be copied as a new application without the data) or to backup the application with data.
Who can copy/backup an application?
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For a private application,
- The application owner can copy the application structure without data. If he/she has subscribed to the Standard Edition or above, he can also back up the application with data.
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Shared users who are configured as "Developers" and provided edit access to edit an applicaton, can copy the application structure.
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For a public application,
- All users of a public application can copy the application structure without data.
Copy application structure
To copy the structure of an application,
- Open the application that you want to copy.
- Select More Actions option displayed in the top-right corner as shown in the screen-shot below.
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Select the menu item Copy application to create a copy of the
application. Only the application structure will be copied with name "Copy of <ApplicationName>".
For example, if your are copying an application named "Contacts", the duplicate copy will be named as "Copy of Contacts".
You can also copy the structure of an application by selecting the Duplicate button displayed for each application listed in your Home Page.
To backup the structure of your application as a script file ( .ds file)
- Open the application that you want to save as a script file.
- Select the More Actions -> Save as Script option displayed
in the top-right corner.
- The entire application will be saved as a .ds file at the desired
location.
- You can create a copy of this application later, by importing this
Deluge script file. Refer to Creating an application by Importing Deluge Script.
Backup the application with data
Zoho Creator supports the backup feature only in Standard
Edition and above. This backup includes the data also. To take a back
up of your application,
- Select the Account Settings option from the Home page.
- Select the Backup tab and click on Start New Backup
- In the Backup dialog, select the application to backup and click on Backup Now
- The backed up applications will be listed under Completed, along with the version number and the date of backup.
The backed up application can be restored anytime. Also, you can
have many back ups for a single application.
