Cloning an answer

To reduce the manual time that is spent on creating answers, you can clone an answer.

Before you begin

Make sure that zones and records are already created.

About this task

Cloning retains the answer and all the metadata of the original answer. If needed, you can change the answer and the metadata of the cloned answer.

Procedure

  1. Click DNS > Zones.
  2. Click the zone name that contains the record that you want to clone an answer for.
  3. Click the name of the record that you want to clone an answer for.
  4. Click the overflow menu of the answer that you want to clone and select Clone answer.
    The answer that you cloned, including the metadata, is added to the end of the list of answers.
  5. To change an answer, enter the changes in the duplicated field.
    You can leave the cloned answer as a duplicate of the original or change it as needed.
  6. To add, remove, or change the metadata:
    1. Click the overflow menu of the answer that you cloned and select Edit answer metadata.
    2. Select, remove, or change the metadata.
    3. Click OK.
  7. Click Save record.