About
The New Room cloning feature in Kaltura allows you to duplicate existing meeting rooms and associated C&C (Chat and collaboration) assets with ease.
What happens when you clone a room?
When you clone a meeting room, the following components are duplicated:
- Room assets: All media content from the original room.
- Storyboard: The room’s storyboard is fully copied.
- Content from C&C: All non-deleted interactions (e.g., notifications, polls, quizzes) are copied as 'Draft'.
- Room settings: The cloned room will maintain the same configuration as the original.
- Ownership: The new room is owned by the user who initiated the cloning process.
- Parent reference: The cloned room includes a reference to the original room as its parent.
The cloned room appears as a new entry in your Kaltura video portal (KMS) and includes the same assets as the original, along with a C&C instance containing all draft announcements.
What is not copied?
- User permissions: Only the owner who initiated the clone will have access to the new room. Co-editors and other users are not copied.
Before you start
To use the room clone feature, ensure:
- C&C (Chat and Collaboration) is enabled in your video portal.
- You have ownership or co-editor permissions for the room you want to clone.
How to clone a room
- Navigate to the desired meeting room entry your Kaltura video portal. If you haven't set up a room yet, visit our article Create a New Room and start a meeting for instructions.
- Click the three dots below the entry and select Clone room from the drop-down menu.
A window appears allowing you to:
- Enter a new name for the cloned room (the default is “Cloned - [Original Name]”).
- Edit metadata (description and tags).
3. Confirm your changes and click Save.
A confirmation message will appear, indicating that the clone room process is in progress.
While the process completes (this may take a few minutes), you can continue editing the metadata for the new room.
You’ll receive a notification once the cloning process is complete, along with a link to the new room.
The cloned room will appear as a new entry in your video portal with the prefix “Cloned - [Original Name].”
