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# Copy a Program Activity

Learn how to copy an existing program activity in PEARS to create a new record with the same general information.

You can copy an existing program activity to create a new record that starts with the same general information. This saves time when you are creating multiple similar program activities.

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#### Navigate to the Program Activity

From the PEARS homepage, hover over the **Engage** menu in the top navigation bar and click **Program Activities**. Select the program activity you want to copy from the list to open its detail page.
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#### Open the Copy Form

On the program activity detail page, click the **More** dropdown menu and select **Copy**.
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#### Edit the Program Name

The **Name** field is pre-filled with "Copy of" followed by the original program activity name. Edit this name to give the new record a unique, descriptive name.
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#### Select Data to Copy

The general information from the original program activity is always included in the copy. You may also choose to copy additional sections by checking the corresponding boxes. Only the sections the original program activity actually contains appear in the list:

* **Attached Surveys** — Copies the surveys attached to the original program activity.
* **Collaborators** — Copies the collaborator list from the original.
* **Partnerships** — Copies the partnership list from the original.
* **Partners** — Copies the partners linked to the original.
* **Program Demographics** — Copies the demographic data from the original.
* **SNAP-Ed Custom Data**, **Youth Programming**, and the other custom data sections — Each custom data section the original has gets its own checkbox, labeled with the section name.
* **All # Program Sessions and/or Virtual Modules** — Copies the sessions and virtual modules from the original; the label shows how many there are. If you leave this unchecked, the delivery method changes to **In Person** and PEARS creates a single program session dated today.

Use the **Select All** or **Select None** buttons to quickly check or uncheck all options.

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**CAUTION:** Select only the data that applies to the new program activity. For example, if the new program activity will have a different audience, you should not copy the Program Demographics, as the demographic data from the original may not apply.
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#### Copy the Program Activity

Click the **Copy** button to create the new program activity. PEARS creates the record and opens its detail page. Check that the date range and the rest of the copied data are correct.
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**NOTE:** Some data sections may not be available for copying if the original and new program activities use different reporting period formats. For example, demographics and youth programming data cannot be copied from a pre-2023 program activity to a 2023+ program activity because the data formats are different. Sessions cannot be copied forward either when the original uses a delivery method other than Face-to-face. Unavailable checkboxes appear disabled, with an explanation beneath them.
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