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title: "Universal Copy/Paste"
slug: "universal-copypaste"
updated: 2026-09-24T16:09:42Z
published: 2026-09-24T16:09:42Z
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# Universal Copy/Paste

> [!NOTE]
> **🔑 Required permission:** Administrator (All Access)

With your keyboard, copy any object that can be imported with Suitcase and paste it elsewhere, in any database.

- ↔️ **Paste between databases:** You can copy an object in one database (your production environment, say) and paste it in another (your test environment).
- 🌱 **Paste in new contexts:** You can copy objects and paste them into acceptable parent objects. For example, pasting a query in a Deliver mailing will import it as a new recipient list.

## Copying

Go to anything in Slate that can be imported with Suitcase, like:

- Application Configurations
- Application Logic
- Bots
- Components
- Deliver Mailings
- Files
- Forms, including:
  - Form Communications
  - Form Logic
  - Form Rules
- Message Mailings
- Message Templates
- Portals
- Queries
- Reports
- Rules
- Slate Scholar Classroom Courses
- Source Formats
- Trips

Press `ctrl + c` or `cmd + c`. The object is copied to your clipboard.

For queries, portals, and source formats, you can also use the object's Copy action: **Copy** on a query, **Edit → Copy Portal** on a portal, or **Edit → Copy** on a source format. Set **Destination** to **Copy to Clipboard**, then select **Save**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2024-06-19 at 10.19.30 AM.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T19%3A46%3A09Z&se=2026-10-15T20%3A46%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=njFW%2Bx6sL9zjoCdjrCoKk5RFQC%2FBx%2BOs33CMzOxf2kk%3D)

## Pasting

Go to the destination in Slate, then press `ctrl + v` or `cmd + v`. An *Import Suitcase* popup appears.

If nothing happens while an embedded dashboard has focus, click outside the dashboard on the surrounding Slate page and try pasting again.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2024-06-19 at 10.23.33 AM.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T19%3A46%3A09Z&se=2026-10-15T20%3A46%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=njFW%2Bx6sL9zjoCdjrCoKk5RFQC%2FBx%2BOs33CMzOxf2kk%3D)

*Example: Import Suitcase for a query. New Name and Modify appear on the query's row; the rows below it are included query parts.*

### Review object-specific settings

In **Import Suitcase**, review **New Name** on the object's row and select **Modify** to inspect its settings. The fields depend on the object being pasted. For example:

| Object | Fields in pasted Modify | What to review |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Query | User; Sharing | Review the query owner and whether to share the query with users who have the query and query base permissions. |
| Portal | Key; Status; Folder | Review the portal key, active or inactive status, and destination folder. |
| Source format | Format; Copy Remap Settings | Review the format value and whether to include remap settings. |

The original **Copy** dialog and the pasted **Modify** dialog are different screens. For a query, copying directly to a new query includes **Folder** and **Subfolder**; these fields are not shown in the pasted query's **Modify** dialog. The pasted object's **New Name** is in the parent **Import Suitcase** table, not in **Modify**.

> [!WARNING]
> **Note: Standard source formats**
> 
> Changing a standard source format's **Name** or **Format** can prevent the copy from inheriting settings from the **Source Format Library**. Preserve these values when continued inheritance is intended; do not rely on an on-screen warning to identify this risk.

These examples describe copying whole objects through Suitcase. Copying selected query parts inside the query builder is a different workflow; the whole-query **User** and **Sharing** settings shown here do not describe query-part paste settings.

Configure the import as needed, then select **Import.** You are directed to the object’s configuration page.