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# Duplicate Playbooks

# Duplicate Playbooks {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated January 30, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Make a copy of an existing playbook with the same trigger, stages, activities, and experience configurations as the original. Edit the duplicated playbook to quickly create a working variation.

## Before you begin

* [Activate playbooks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/WGnuOOfoRkRoInZNrUgJ2Q#activate-process-automation-designer "Activate the Workflow Studio application to create flows, playbooks, and more for any of your use cases.") for your appropriate application.
* Familiarize yourself with the tables and relationships that your application uses for the playbook that you want to create.
* Make sure to familiarize yourself with any features that your business uses to automate operations on the ServiceNow AI Platform, such as [flows](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/MZ8lCO1cEtmajyF9Lm~DJA "Flows automate a repeatable multi-step process. When the flow trigger conditions are met, the flow runs a sequence of reusable actions and flow logic to complete the process."), [subflows](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RuDk1UQNCznz2WVPyuKK7w "Subflows automate a repeatable multi-step process that also produces an output needed by another process. When a playbook, flow, or script calls a subflow, the subflow runs a sequence of reusable actions and flow logic to complete the process and produce output values."), and [actions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/h1Pr8891nD96A6Bu67wsaw "Actions automate a repeatable task or operation within a flow. Flows run actions by passing them data as inputs. Actions run a sequence of steps to complete the task, and pass data to the flow as outputs.").
* Learn how to [get
  started with ServiceNow® Process Automation](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nQsD7bvzN_P1NilfxA~gkg "Learn how Process Automation applications can help you use the ServiceNow AI Platform to transform your manual business processes into digitized, automated workflows.").
* Role required: admin or playbook.admin
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllProcess AutomationWorkflow StudioPlaybooks.  
   The Playbooks builder appears.
2. Select the playbook you want to duplicate.
3. Check the box next to the playbook that you want to duplicate.  
   Only one playbook can be duplicated at a time.  
   The Duplicate button displays.
4. Select Duplicate.  
   The system makes a copy of the selected playbook and opens Duplicate playbook modal for the new playbook.
5. Fill in the playbook properties.

   | Option | Description |
   | Label | Enter a unique, user-facing name for your playbook. This name appears during playbook runtime. |
   | Application | Choose an application scope that you want your playbook to run in. Selecting Global lets your playbook run in any application scope. For more information, see [Application scope](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ApplicationScope&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-application-development&ft:locale=en-US). |
   | Description | Optionally, enter some descriptive details about your playbook. |
   | Trigger type | Specify what causes your trigger to fire. |
   | Table | The table with the record operations that you want to trigger your playbook. This field cannot be edited. |
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6. Edit the playbook stages and activities to fit the new playbook.
7. Select Save.
**Related concepts**   

* [Playbook variants](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/GVWJgqB5zsu~dhYdlcwbzQ "Use one playbook for multiple scenarios.")
* [Restart](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Wspo~mL~PLaIR_qH8U~0ow "Give agents and fulfillers the ability to restart a playbook, stage, or activity.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NcQ5MjTeGf83SISSSgZsTw "Enable playbook owners to configure and organize multiple instances of Workflow Studio content into an automated business process on the ServiceNow AI Platform.")
* [Test a playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hBc4z~5wYyr9VRNRiyWx6w "Verify that your playbook works as expected by running the playbook with test trigger data. Identify and resolve all errors before activating your playbook.")
* [Add translations for playbooks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2cAVnfubx4wqzbHx6tFSwQ "Make playbooks available in multiple languages during runtime, to support worldwide business processes.")

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