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# Copy time cards from a previous time sheet

# Copy time cards from a previous time sheet {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Another option for creating time cards is to copy them from an existing timesheet,
which copies all the time cards (for project as well as non-project tasks) from a selected
time sheet.

## Before you begin

Role required: timecard_user

## About this task

You can also perform this task from the [Time Sheet Portal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/t0pJIhmA0gMybC4Ge3ATrg "Time Sheet Portal categorizes and displays all your assigned tasks in a single view for a given week. The portal enables you to record time spent on tasks on a day-to-day basis and submit the time sheet in a single action.").

## Procedure

1. Open the time sheet record that you want to create the time cards for.
2. Click the Copy from previous time sheet related link.
3. In the Select Time Sheet field, select a previous time sheet that you want to copy the time cards from.
4. **Optional:** You can copy the time logged for the tasks in the previous time sheet, select the Copy time logged check box.
5. Click OK.

## Result

Time cards for project tasks
:   Time cards for all the project tasks that are in progress or planned in the
    current week are copied from the selected time sheet. If a time card for a
    project task exists, a duplicate time card is not created during
    copying.

Time cards for non-task category
:   Time cards for all non-task category such as meetings and trainings are
    copied from the selected time sheet. If a time card for a non-task category
exists, a duplicate time card is created during copying.  
Note:  
* If the previous time sheet has rate types and the time sheet policy of
  the user

  allows rate types, then rate types are also copied into the current time
  sheet.

* If the previous time sheet has rate types, but the time sheet policy of the user no longer allows rate types, then rate types are not copied to the current time sheet.
* If the previous time sheet has a rate type that is inactive, that rate type is not copied. If necessary, the user can enter a different rate type before saving the individual time cards.
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