Copy a Device

Use Copy to quickly create multiple devices that share the same category, price, warranty, and vendor — for example, when a batch of identical laptops arrives.

When is Copy available?

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Copy is available only for devices in New status. Once a device is assigned to a user or place — and so becomes In-use — the Copy action is hidden, because copying a deployed device usually means you're about to create stale duplicates by accident.

How to copy

1. Navigate to Devices and select a device with New status.

2. In the top action bar of the information panel, click Copy.

   

3. In the Copy of #N dialog:

   • Set the Number of copies using the − / + buttons (up to 7 per operation).
   • A serial-number row appears for each copy — fill in a unique value per row.
   • A live preview on the right shows what the resulting devices will look like.

4. Click Save to create the copies.

What is copied?

Field	Copied?
Category + category attributes	✅
Price & currency	✅
Invoice data (number, date, vendor)	✅
Warranty duration & end date	✅
Device image	✅
Tags	✅
Comment	✅
Serial number	❌ — you enter a unique value per copy
Barcode	Regenerated per copy (see below)
History	❌ — each copy starts with its own history log

Barcode behavior

If Barcode generation is enabled in Settings → Barcode, each copy receives a freshly generated barcode. If barcode generation is disabled, copies have no barcode until one is entered manually.

Things worth knowing

• For more than 7 identical devices in one go, use Import with the Excel template — Copy is capped at 7 per operation by design.
• Copies always land in New status and assigned to IT Department, regardless of the source device's state. That matches the typical workflow: register a batch of stock, then assign each unit when it goes out.
• The source device is never modified — copying is read-only on the original.