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Duplicating Projects

Easily manage similar or recurring projects by duplicating existing work. Learn how to simplify your workflow with project duplication.

Updated over 3 months ago

If you work on similar or recurring projects, duplicating existing work can save time and maintain consistency. Here’s how you can duplicate projects in Productive!

For more information on creating and saving project templates, check out this article.

Duplicating an Existing Project

  1. Navigate to Projects

    Go to Projects and select the project you want to duplicate.

  2. Open the Sidebar

    Open the project sidebar and choose the Duplicate project option.


  3. Select Project Type

    Decide if the new project is for a client or an internal project.

  4. Set Project Details

    • Add the name of the new project.

    • Choose the client (if applicable).

    • Select the project manager.

    • Enable or disable tracking time for the tasks in this project.

  5. Choose Modules to Copy

    • By default, you can select Everything.

    • To fine-tune, select specific modules to copy by selecting the "I want to choose what to duplicate" option.

  6. Create Project

    Click on Create project. Your new project will now appear in the Project list.


​Converting a Sales Deal into a Project

When marking a Sales deal as won and converting it to a project:

  1. Create a New Project

    Click on Create a new project and define the budget details in the next two steps.

  2. Choose a Project to Copy

    In Step 4, select Create by copying an existing project. Type to search and select the project you wish to duplicate.

  3. Follow Duplication Procedure

    Follow the same steps as duplicating an existing project (described at the beginning of the article).

  4. Edit Project Details

    After duplicating, edit the project to add data specific to your new project.

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