How to create a duplicate of the Opportunity entity...?

[ecristen]

Is there an easy way to duplicate the existing opportunity entity and use it for further development instead of changing the existing base.

[tanya]

On the record view under the edit button (click the arrow) you can find Duplicate action.

[ecristen]

Not quite what I meant. I want to copy the Opportunity table... Not just a single record.

[tanya]

Do you want to copy a database table? And where is a problem?

[ecristen]

We have the Opportunities entity and I want to make a full replica of this entity.

[MitoTakatori]

tanya is this possible? I am wondering the same. Thanks.

[tanya]

With development everything is possible, but I can't understand why do you need to duplicate the data, if you can just create a relationship and use the data of related record? Please explain me the need, and maybe I can offer something to you

[MitoTakatori]

With development everything is possible, but I can't understand why do you need to duplicate the data, if you can just create a relationship and use the data of related record? Please explain me the need, and maybe I can offer something to you

Thank you for the reply. In my case, I don't want to duplicate the data. I want to duplicate the whole entity itself. Let me explain.

There is the Opportunity entity, which is great. Now, I want to have an entity with the same function as that one, but it would be named, let's say, Project Timeline.

For me that is my need, that is why I want to duplicate Opportunity.

Thank you.

[MitoTakatori]

What I need is to duplicate the whole Opportunity Module/Entity. Since I need to have a module with the exact fields.

[tanya]

Create this new entity ProjectTimeline with Entity Manager.
Copy data from application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Opportunity.json to custom/Espo/Custom/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/ProjectTimeline.json
In all fields, which have "view": "crm: you need to override these views

https://www.espocrm.com/documentation/development/custom-views/

In all queries opportunity change to project_timeline

Try to rebuild crm in Administration
Also you count copy layouts from application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/layouts/Opportunity to custom/Espo/Custom/Resources/layouts/ProjectTimeline

Also you need to override views in clientDefs, but first do previous steps

[MitoTakatori]

Create this new entity ProjectTimeline with Entity Manager.
Copy data from application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Opportunity.json to custom/Espo/Custom/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/ProjectTimeline.json
In all fields, which have "view": "crm: you need to override these views

https://www.espocrm.com/documentation/development/custom-views/

In all queries opportunity change to project_timeline

Try to rebuild crm in Administration
Also you count copy layouts from application/Espo/Modules/Crm/Resources/layouts/Opportunity to custom/Espo/Custom/Resources/layouts/ProjectTimeline

Also you need to override views in clientDefs, but first do previous steps

Thank you very much for this. I will try it.