---
title: "Copy test group"
slug: "copy-test-group"
description: "Streamline test group creation in Life Sciences Quality Control by copying existing setups for faster and consistent quality management."
tags: ["Life Sciences", "Quality Control and Assurance"]
updated: 2026-06-25T10:24:07Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:24:07Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/copy-test-group"
---

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# Copy test group

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> This feature is deprecated. See: [Release 10.0.47.44 (March 2026)](/life-sciences/docs/release-10-0-47-44-march-2026-life-sciences#feature-approved-customer-list).

The manual creation of new test specifications can be time-consuming and risky. Life Sciences Quality Control & Assurance provides a tool supporting the creation of new test groups by copying from an existing one.

## Steps

The **Copy test group** feature allows authorized users to create a new test group by performing the following steps:

1. Go to **Life Sciences Quality Control & Assurance > Setup > Quality control > Test groups**.
2. Select the existing test group to be copied.
3. Click the **Copy test group** button and enter the following information in the **Copy test group** form:
  1. If the test group name assignment is manual, enter the Test group name to be assigned to the new test group and click **OK**.
  2. If the test group name assignment is automatic, verify the test group name automatically assigned by the system and click **OK**.

The generated test group inherits the setup of the original one (including test group lines and specifications) and can be easily updated before being [approved and activated](/life-sciences/docs/test-group-approval-and-activation).

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Beginning with version 10.0.45, Microsoft has introduced the “Advanced Quality Management” feature, which incorporates the **Copy test group** functionality. This new standard functionality overlaps with the process previously described. When the “Advanced Quality Management” feature is enabled in **Feature management**, the STAEDEAN **Copy test group** button will be unavailable, and the corresponding Microsoft functionality should be used instead.

## Related

- [Test group approval and activation](/test-group-approval-and-activation.md)
- [Release 10.0.47.44 (March 2026)](/release-10-0-47-44-march-2026-life-sciences.md)