# Creating a duplicate dataset with different column datatypes **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 24, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-duplicate-dataset-with-different-column-datatypes/76804 "2023-07-24T18:08:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-duplicate-dataset-with-different-column-datatypes/76804/4 "2023-07-24T18:36:17Z")
> [@Ignition Extensions - Convenience utilities for advanced users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-extensions-convenience-utilities-for-advanced-users/64615): > > Introducing a hopefully community-engaged effort to build a useful repository of scripting and other Ignition utilities for everyone to benefit from. Download the latest release from the [Releases](https://github.com/IgnitionModuleDevelopmentCommunity/ignition-extensions/releases) page and take advantage of the following functions: Scripting Functions system.util system.util.getContext(): Context A convenience function to retrieve the local "context" object, useful as an entrypoint to other advanced scripting. system.util.deepCopy(object): Object Converts a given Pyth… `system.dataset.map` from Ignition Extensions could do this pretty easily as a single operation. It's also definitely possible using native dataset operations; you'll probably want to construct a typical list-of-lists PyDataset approach. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-duplicate-dataset-with-different-column-datatypes/76804)._