Change sets can be cloned but the new version of the change set must have a new name for traceability purposes. The content can then be modified to meet changing requirements. The cloned change set will have a status of Open and will contain the list of business objects that existed in the change set that was cloned. Business objects can then be added or removed from the change set as required. This helps to create a change set with business objects similar to an existing change set automatically rather than creating a change set manually and then adding the required business objects to the change set.
When a change set is cloned, only the identifiers of the business objects are cloned. The data contained in the business objects is not cloned. When the new change set that has been created through the clone is released, it will contain any changes that have been made to the business objects up to the point when the new change set is released. Therefore, if any changes have been made to the business objects between the point in time when the original change set was released, and the point in the time when the new cloned change set is released, the content of the business objects in the change sets will differ.