Copying a competency or learning objective can save you time if you are creating a new competency that is substantially similar to an existing one.
You can also create a copy of a competency if you want to try making changes to it without impacting user progress.
Note Be sure to hide the new competency from learners when you experiment with changes.
If the element you copy has any children (elements attached beneath it), you can copy just the element (creating another element with the same properties) or include the structure beneath the element as well.
Copying an element or structure only works within a single org unit. Your copy exists in the same org unit as its original.
For information about copying between org units, see the topic on copying course components.
When you copy a competency, the new competency is identical to the first but distinct from it (two different competencies with all the same properties). If you want users to have access to the same competency in different places, you must share the competency rather than copying it. See the section Shared competencies.
Copy.| Element type | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| competency | Copy entire Competency Structure (including Activities) | copies everything in the competency’s structure |
| competency | Copy entire Competency Structure (excluding Activities) | copies any learning objectives or sub-competencies, but none of the activities (for when you plan to attach new activities to the copied structure) |
| competency | Copy Competency | if you do not want to copy any children |
| learning objective | Copy child Learning Objectives and Activities | copies the entire structure beneath the learning objectives |
| learning objective | Copy child Learning Objectives | copies any sub-learning objectives, but none of the activities (for when you plan to attach new activities to the copied structure) |
| learning objective | Copy Learning Objective | if you do not want to copy any children |