How to Duplicate and Manage Automations Safely

To duplicate an automation, you copy an existing one rather than rebuilding it. The copy arrives switched off, which prevents the most common accident: the same action firing twice.

Why rebuilding automations is risky

A complex automation encodes decisions that are easy to forget and hard to reconstruct.

Conditions omitted in the rebuild, changing the behaviour
Two nearly identical automations that drift apart
Hours spent recreating logic that already worked
Testing needed all over again

What duplication protects against

Risk	How duplication handles it
Double firing	The copy is always created switched off
Lost logic	Conditions and actions are copied intact
Long processing	A notification tells you when duplication finishes
Clutter	Automations can be deleted from the same list

How to configure it in Jestor

Open the automations list for the table in Jestor.
Find the automation you want to copy and choose to duplicate it.
Wait for the confirmation — large automations take a moment, and a notification confirms completion.
Note that the duplicate arrives switched off, so it will not run until you enable it.
Adjust the copy for its new purpose, then turn it on.

Why choose Jestor for automation management?

Jestor made the switched-off default deliberate: someone duplicating an automation has usually forgotten that the original is still running, and two copies firing together is worse than one not firing at all.

Automations can also be deleted directly from the same list, which matters for accounts where testing has left a backlog of unused ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a duplicate run immediately?

No, it is always created switched off. See jestor.com.

How do I know when duplication finishes?

A notification confirms it, since large automations take time.

Can I delete automations from the list?

Yes, directly from the same place.

Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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