Copy a Table

Copies a table to a new table with a specified name.

Overview

This procedure enables users to duplicate an existing table into a new table with a specified name. The new table will contain an exact copy of the data from the original table. This procedure is useful for creating backups, reusing data, or working on temporary versions without altering the original dataset.

Input Concepts

Concept	Type	Description	Default	Required
table	table	The table to be copied.	No default	Yes

Output Concepts

Concept	Description
table	A new table with the specified name containing the same data as the original table.

Examples

1. Copying a Table for Backup

copy the table as the backup table

In this example, the table is copied and the new table is given the name the backup table.

2. Copying a Table for Testing

copy the sales data table as the test table

In this example, the sales data table is copied and the new table is given the name the test table. If any operations are performed on the test table, the sales data table will still hold the original data at the time of the copy and will not be affected.