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title: "How to customize automatic clone linking"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/89136836/How%20to%20customize%20automatic%20clone%20linking"
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# Summary

By default, when a clone is created and there exists a **Cloners** link type, the clone will automatically be linked back to the original issue. This capability can be customized in a number of ways using [Example clone-plus.properties](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JCPP/pages/71273250/Example+clone-plus.properties). 

> ✅ **Use link type name**
> ✅ 
> ✅ Make sure you use the **link type** **name** and not either the inward or outward link description when specifying the link type in your customization. Go to Admin -> Issue Linking to see the link types that are available.


# Steps to change link type and direction

For a customized clone operation add something similar to the following example:

##### **Example for 1 and 1.plus customized action**

```
1.linkType = Blocks
# linkDirection default is OUTWARD
1.linkDirection = INWARD
 
1.plus.linkType = Blocks
1.plus.linkDirection = INWARD
```

# Steps to prevent linking

To prevent a links being created:

##### **Example for 1 and 1.plus customized action**

```
1.linkType =  
1.plus.linkType = 
```