# Copy/paste, export/import, etc connections in OPC-UA server

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-paste-export-import-etc-connections-in-opc-ua-server/57471>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 22, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-paste-export-import-etc-connections-in-opc-ua-server/57471 "2022-03-22T17:16:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![msteele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/msteele/32/77889_2.png) [@msteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msteele)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-paste-export-import-etc-connections-in-opc-ua-server/57471/1 "2022-03-22T17:16:44Z")

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Are there any mechanisms to duplicate, templatize, or otherwise copy/edit/paste connections in the OPC-UA server?

We are Ignition developers working on a series of upcoming projects and are hoping there's a way to automate modbus or DNP device connections.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-paste-export-import-etc-connections-in-opc-ua-server/57471/2 "2022-03-22T17:44:26Z")

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[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.device.addDevice](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.device.addDevice)

Not quite copy/paste, but it should let you automate the creation of devices. “templatize” the connections with pre-set parameters defined in a script module instead of copying an existing device.