# Clone a Check

Source: https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/checks/how-tos/managing/clone-check/

*Requires the Data Observability (DO) module.*

*Requires the Data Quality (DQ) module.*

Clone a check to create a new one from its configuration, then adjust what differs, such as the table, the fields, or a threshold. The original check is not changed.

> **Note: Permission Required**
>
> Saving the clone requires the **Drafter** team permission on the target datastore to create it as Draft, or **Author** to create it as Active, and the module for its rule type. See [Team Permissions](https://userguide.qualytics.io/settings/access/teams/team-permissions/overview/).

## Steps

**Step 1**: Open the **Checks** tab of the datastore, table or file, or field that holds the check.

**Step 2**: Click the **Active**  or **Draft**  tab, depending on the check's status. To narrow the list, pick a subtab, such as **Important**, **Owned**, or **Favorite**, or search and filter it. See [Filter and Sort Checks](https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/checks/how-tos/filter-and-sort/).

**Step 3**: Open the check form: click  on the check, then **Edit** . Or click the check, then on its page click  at the top right and **Edit** . The check form opens.

**Step 4**: Click  at the top right of the form, then **Clone** . The form switches to a new check, filled in with the original's configuration.

**Step 5**: Change what the new check needs, such as the **Table / File**, the fields, or the properties. To link the clone to a template, turn on **Associate with a Check template** and select the template. Each rule type's fields are described on its **Create a Check** page, listed in [Getting Started with Checks](https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/checks/getting-started/).

**Step 6**: Click **Validate**. Qualytics tests the new check against its data without saving it, and a message shows whether validation succeeded.

**Step 7**: Click **Save**, or **Save as Draft** from the arrow next to it. A success message appears, and the new check is created.

*Last updated: November 10, 2026.*