---
title: Example: Using the Clone Object Quick Action (CAD)
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/example-using-the-clone-object-quick-action-cad
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:38.180Z
---

Use the **Clone Object** Quick Action to copy and overwrite specified fields from a business object record. This example will use the **Clone Object** Quick Action to clone an Incident record in the Incident Workspace while updating values for various fields:

- **Status**: Update the value to prompt the user to select a status.
- **Owner**: Update the value to make the user who is cloning the record the default owner.
- **Owner Team (Team)**: Update the value to make the Quick Action user's team the default
- **Cost**: Remove values from this field when cloning.
- **Total Time Spent**: Remove values from this field when cloning.
- **LastModBy**: Update the modified date to match the current user's date and time.

See [Clone Object Action](docId\:Ryi65NqUQ4-8GE9wZBt_z).

*Clone Object Action*

::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/Lc6qfkByD-xZ5y69iHYkL_qacloneexample.png" size="40" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../../Resources/Images/help-images/qa_clone_example.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/help-images/qa_clone_example.png" width="1153" height="599" showCaption="false" darkWidth="1153" darkHeight="599"}

1. From the Configuration Console, click **Build > Automation Tools > Quick Actions** to open the **Actions Manager** workspace. The list of business objects that have actions appears.
2. Click **Add/Edit** for the **Incident** business object. The Actions Center appears.
3. Click the **Create New Actions** tab.
4. Select **Clone Object** from the list of options.
5. From the **Clone Object** page, configure the [Parameters](docId\:Ryi65NqUQ4-8GE9wZBt_z).
6. Choose multiple fields to update when you clone the record:
   1. Update the value for **Status** with a user prompt:
      1. Choose **Status** from the **Field Name** dropdown list.
      2. Create a user prompt by entering $(Prompt("Select a status for the new incident", "")) in the **Field Value** parameter.
   2. Click :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/-xC2rFf08JbJHTGUTd_A3_addgreen.png" alt="add" caption size="10" width="17" height="15"} to add a row.
   3. Update the value for **Owner **to make the default owner of the new record the person who runs the **Clone Object** Quick Action.
      1. Choose **Owner** from the **Field Name** dropdown list.
      2. Change the default owner to the user who runs the Quick Action by entering $(CurrentLoginId()) in the in the **Field Value** parameter.
   4. Click :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/-xC2rFf08JbJHTGUTd_A3_addgreen.png" alt="add" caption size="10" width="17" height="15"} to add a row.
   5. Update the **Owner Team (Team)** field to be the same as the user who runs the **Clone Object** Quick Action.
      1. Choose **Owner Team (Team)** from the **Field Name** dropdown list.
      2. Enter $(CurrentUserTeam()) in the **Field Value** parameter to update this field with the acting user's team.
   6. Click :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/-xC2rFf08JbJHTGUTd_A3_addgreen.png" alt="add" caption size="10" width="17" height="15"} to add a row.
   7. Prevent copying values from specific fields; for example, **Cost** and **Total Time Spent**.
      1. Choose the field you want to leave blank in the cloned record (**Cost** and **Total Time Spent** in this example).
      2. For each field you choose to leave blank, enter 0 in the corresponding **Field Value** parameter.
   8. Click :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/-xC2rFf08JbJHTGUTd_A3_addgreen.png" alt="add" caption size="10" width="17" height="15"} to add a row.
   9. Change the **LastModBy **date to the current date and time.
      1. Choose **LastModBy **from the **Field Name** dropdown list.
      2. Enter $(CurrentDateTime()) in the **Field Value** parameter.
   10. Click **Save**.
7. Navigate to an Incident record.
8. Run the **Clone Object** Quick Action you created to observe the outcome.