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What Happens When You Duplicate a Group?

Group Copy

A new Group with the same name plus “Copy” will be created

Assistants

All Assistants from the original Group will be duplicated

Settings

Group and Assistant settings will be preserved, but members will not be duplicated

Ownership

You will be the Owner of the new Group

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When to Use Group Duplication

  • Create a template for multiple course sections
  • Save a backup before making major changes
  • Quickly set up a new version for a new semester
  • Create a testing environment for new configurations

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Duplicating Individual Assistants

If you only need to duplicate a specific Assistant rather than an entire Group, you can:

Duplicate a Single Assistant

Follow our step-by-step guide to duplicate just one Assistant while keeping it in the same Group

Duplicating a single Assistant is useful when you want to:

  • Create variations of the same Assistant with minor differences
  • Test new configurations without affecting the original Assistant
  • Keep all other Group settings and members intact

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Managing Your Duplicated Group

Once you’ve duplicated a Group, you’ll need to manage it just like any other Group. See the Create and invite users to a Group page for detailed instructions. Here are some common post-duplication tasks: