> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blis.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cloning accessions

> How to clone an existing accession in bLIS to quickly create a new one.

## Overview

Cloning creates a new accession based on an existing one. This is useful when you need to create a follow-up accession for the same subject with similar test orders.

## How to clone an accession

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the accession">
    Navigate to the accession you want to clone.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the action menu">
    Click the overflow menu (**...**) in the upper right corner of the accession, or press `Ctrl+K` to open the [command menu](/guides/command-menu).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Clone accession">
    Choose **Clone accession** from the menu.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure clone options">
    You will be asked if you want to clone samples and receive time. If this applies, check the box.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Click **Confirm** to create the cloned accession.
  </Step>
</Steps>

After confirming, a new accession is created and you are navigated to it automatically. If you selected the option to clone samples and receive time, they are populated into the new accession.

## What gets cloned

The new accession copies the following from the original:

* Subject information
* Test orders
* Organization details
* Samples (if selected during clone)
* Receive time (if selected during clone)

The new accession is created with status **New** and receives its own unique accession ID.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Creating accessions" icon="plus" href="/guides/creating-accessions">
    Create an accession from scratch.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Viewing accessions" icon="eye" href="/guides/viewing-accessions">
    Find and view accession details.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>