# Duplicating Programs

Sometimes you want to start a new program by duplicating an existing program and making some changes. If you want to duplicate an existing program, you can use the duplicate program feature accessed from the Program actions button.

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A duplicated program will create a copy of the program including it's associated meta data and assets including: program meals, program content, the program thumbnail, description, nutrition constraints and meal types.

It's important to note that although meals and content are duplicated, they will still reference the original meal or content item. This means that if you make any changes to the referenced meal or content item, it will be changed in all programs they are referenced.


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