Copies a record as the basis for creating a new one with a new Effective date. You are prompted to select the Effective date:

The Effective date must be later than the Last Accessed Date. Click the prompt button to select the date from a pop-up calendar, and click OK. Data from the current record carries forward to the new record and may be edited.

This button allows the history of a record to be tracked and makes it possible to run reports that show all changes that occurred within a selected time period.