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title: "How to add CLONE prefix to summary"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/89136853/How%20to%20add%20CLONE%20prefix%20to%20summary"
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### Description

The standard clone operation that comes with JIRA automatically prefixes "**CLONE -** " to the summary of the original issue. Many people do not like this and prefer just the original summary. By default, Clone Plus does **not** change the summary. However, it can be customized to add this or any other prefix you like to the summary (or other fields for that matter). This describes the steps needed to mimic the standard JIRA behavior. 

### Links

[Getting Started With Customization](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SUPPORT/pages/89136930) - this has more details on how to customize

### Steps

You need access to the JIRA server to perform these steps.

1. Create a **clone-plus.properties** file in the directory configured as your **JIRA home** directory. An alternative is to copy and modify the example **clone-plus.properties** file - see link.
2. Add the following content. This creates both a **Clone** and **Clone**+  custom replacements. You may only want/need one or the other.
  **clone-plus.properties**
3. Go to UPM and find the Clone Plus Plugin.
4. Enable the **Clone+ (custom1)** and **Clone++ (custom1)** modules.
5. Disable the **Clone+** and **Clone++** modules.
6. Test