A clone is a 'live copy' of certain objects which duplicates aspects of the object (its name, associated row in the details table, and links if it is a step). Amending these aspects of a clone amends them for all other clones of the particular object.

 

Clones are made by copying an object (Right-click > Copy) and pasting it as a clone (on a blank area of a page Right-click > Paste as Clone).  Now the original object and the clone copy are both clones - so any changes made to the name, record or links of either of them, will automatically be applied to both of them.

 

Clones can be made for the following objects: steps, groups, indicators, questions and items.

 

Clones are indicated by a shadow down the right-hand side of the clone. In the screenshot below the clone objects all have shadows down one side.

 

Tip: Clones let you build 'non-siloed' outcomes models since the same step (outcome) can appear on more than one page within a model..