Project duplication mode - UI vs. API

[Marlan]

Hi all,

I'm using the API to duplicate projects (project_handle.duplicate()). There is a duplication mode argument for the duplicate method. I am trying to understand how options passed in this argument correspond to those provided in the UI.

Here's what seems clear in terms of API values for each UI option:

DSS UI	DSS API
Flow only	NONE
Uploaded files	???
Required inputs	???
Full duplication	FULL
Input sharing	SHARING

According the the documentation, duplication_mode can be one of the following values: MINIMAL, SHARING, FULL, NONE. 

Does anyone know which UI option MINIMAL corresponds to? And is there another duplication mode that is not not documented (UI provides 5, doc for API lists 4)?

Thanks!

Marlan

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Operating system used: Linux Red Hat

[ZachM · Accepted solution]

Hi @Marlan ,

Here's the complete list of duplication modes:

DSS UI	DSS API
Flow only	NONE
Uploaded files	UPLOADS_ONLY
Required inputs	MINIMAL
Full duplication	FULL
Input sharing	SHARING

For reference, I determined this by watching the DATA_DIR/run/backend.log file while I duplicated a project in the UI. The duplication mode that the UI uses is logged.

Thanks,

Zach

[Marlan]

This is great, @ZachM - thank you!

Marlan