101 UX Principles

Chapter #80. Add a "Create from Existing" Flow

An often overlooked flow in many CRUD (stands for create, read, update, and delete. It refers to the standard set of actions that a user may want to perform on a set of database records. This can be users, customers, products, orders or just about anything else—(CRUD apps) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete)) apps is the "create from existing" flow. When given a list of items that they have meticulously created, this simple flow is a massive time saver and productivity boost for the user.

Selecting "create from existing," or "duplicate and edit," or even "duplicate," should make the product behave something like this:

• The user clicks "duplicate and edit"
• The system copies ...