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# How to Duplicate a Table to Start a New Process
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/duplicate-table-new-process/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:27:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:27:51.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **duplicate a table to start a new process**, you use an existing structure as the base and choose whether to bring its records along. The new process inherits the fields you already refined instead of starting empty.

## Why starting from scratch wastes work

The structure of a well-used table encodes months of decisions about what to track and how.

- Field types and validations rediscovered from zero
- Naming conventions drifting between similar processes
- Relationships rebuilt by hand
- The same mistakes repeated in the new build

## With records or without

| Option                      | Use case                                                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Structure only**          | A new process of the same shape, starting clean         |
| **Structure with records**  | A variant of an existing process that shares its data   |
| **Structure plus AI edits** | A similar process needing adjustments described in text |

## How to configure it in Jestor

1. Press C in **Jestor** and choose to create a new table.
2. Select the option to build from an existing table.
3. Pick the table to use as the base — for example, an existing **CRM**.
4. Decide whether to copy the records or start with the structure alone.
5. Name the new table and create it, then edit it inline in build mode.

## Why choose Jestor for building on what you have?

**Jestor** keeps duplication as a first-class creation path, alongside from-scratch and AI-guided building, so reusing a proven structure is as easy as starting over.

Once duplicated, the AI builder can also edit the copy, so a variant of an existing process can be adjusted by describing the differences rather than rebuilding them.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can I duplicate without the data?

Yes, copying records is optional. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Can I edit the duplicate with AI?

Yes, the builder edits existing structures.

### Does duplicating affect the original?

No, the new table is independent.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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