Copy a project template

Last update: October 13, 2023

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Rather than creating a new project template from scratch, you can copy an existing template and make changes to that, if needed.

Access requirements

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*	Any
Adobe Workfront license*	Plan
Access level configurations*	Edit access to Templates Note: If you still don't have access, ask your Workfront administrator if they set additional restrictions in your access level. For information on how a Workfront administrator can modify your access level, see Create or modify custom access levels.
Object permissions	View or higher permissions to a template For information on requesting additional access, see Request access to objects.

*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

The following items are always copied from an existing project to a new one:

Template Tasks
Template Task Default information (Task Default Approval Process, Task Default Custom Forms)
Custom forms
Risks
Queue Setup information
Portfolio and Program
Approvals
Documents
The days of the original template tasks transfer to the new template. You must change the Start or Completion day of the template (depending on its Schedule Mode) to update the days on the template tasks, if needed.

The following items are never copied from an existing project to a new one:

Go to the template that you want to copy.
Click the More menu , then click Copy.
Specify a name for the template in the New Template Name field.

By default, the new name is Copy of <original template name>.
Select whether you want to Retain user assignments on tasks and template: select this option to carry all task and template assignments from the original template to the new template.
Click Save to create a copy of the template.

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