Duplicated PDF templates are emptied

[ChrisSka83]

Hello everyone

I don't know if this is a mistake or intentional.

I often copy an existing PDF template because I need a similar one for another entity.
I have noticed that the content is then deleted.

Procedure:
Select an existing PDF template, via the menu -> Duplicate
And as soon as you change the entity type, the content and the header are deleted.
However, CSS, margin data and page orientation remain.

Is this intentional or not?

[yuri]

Hi, This is intentional.

[shalmaxb]

I see the reason for intentionally deleteing the content of the copied template, but I also often copy templates from one entity to another. For example an invoice template is very similar to a sales order or quote template.
Sure, the field names are different but I am aware of that.
I usually copy the content from a finished template to the new one after duplicating. I put in the (wrong) tagged code and alter the tags referring to the current entity..
So actually I have a wrong tagged template after duplicating, but the procedure is the same as it would be with a fully duplicated template, only one manual step between.

[ChrisSka83]

Thank you, that answers my question.
Now I know that it is intentional.