1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DocCreatorMenu/Template.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DocCreatorMenu/Template.tsx
index 7d32d26d1..21344dfeb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DocCreatorMenu/Template.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DocCreatorMenu/Template.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import { } from "./FieldTypes/StaticField";
 export class Template {
 
     mainField: DynamicField;
+    settings: FieldSettings;
 
     constructor(templateInfo: FieldSettings) {
         this.mainField = this.setupMainField(templateInfo);
+        this.settings = templateInfo;
     }
 
     get childFields(): Field[] { return this.mainField.getSubfields };
@@ -20,6 +22,15 @@ export class Template {
     get contentFields(): Field[] { return this.allFields.filter(field => field.getViewType === ViewType.STATIC) };
     get doc(){ return this.mainField.renderedDoc(); };
 
+    cloneBase = () => {
+        const clone: Template = new Template(this.settings);
+        clone.contentFields.forEach(field => {
+            const matchingField: Field = this.contentFields.filter(f => f.getID === field.getID)[0];
+            matchingField.applyAttributes(field);
+        })
+        return clone;
+    }
+
     getFieldByID = (id: number): Field => {
         return this.allFields.filter(field => field.getID === id)[0];
     }