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TaraStroup
Qrew Member
3 years ago

Can I copy an app and have the pipelines copy?

Hello,  We have one app that we use multiple instances of. Frequently we need a new copy for a new project. However the functionality highly depends on multiple pipelines. We only use pipelines to ...
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MarkShnier__You
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3 years ago
You can export what is called YAML.  That is essentially the code for the Pipeline and then edit it to adjust the table references.  Then Import the adjusted YAML to create a new Pipeline.

I don't have the training links handy for doing this though.

But I do echo Austin, that you may want to consider not duplicating apps  for new projects but make the app handle all projects.  Duplicate apps create much duplicate maintenance work.

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AustinK
Qrew Commander
3 years ago
I always forget about the YAML, that is a powerful tool to use for sure. I have only done that a few times but it makes sense in this case and would work I think.