How can I add "Clone" issue to group action dropdown

[cor3huis]

QUESTION:
How can I add "Clone" issue to group action dropdown in a simple way?

See the attatched screenshot for the dropdown I'm referring to and want to extend.

Screenshot of dropdown that is referred to

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USING:
Mantis 1.2.5

DESCRIPTION:
* On the View all issue page, if one does a multiple select, then you can choose a specific action. However "Clone" is not one of them.
* "Cloning" bug is prefered to sub-projects, not "Copy". The reason is that copy drags all the notes with it in the "Copied" issue and that is not really benificial.
* There exist a config variable $g_custom_group_actions but no single example of how to use this. An example to create this array would already be helpful.
* A solution to only alter the config_inc.php and not adding code to the core Mantis source would ofcourse be best.

NOTES:
Maybe this old 1.1.x info is also related and helpfull to find a solution
http://www.mantisbt.org/wiki/doku.php/m ... issue:7900

I realize implementation is in core/print_api.php

...
function print_all_bug_action_option_list() {
$commands = array(
'MOVE' => lang_get( 'actiongroup_menu_move' ),
'COPY' => lang_get( 'actiongroup_menu_copy' ),
...

Any help solving the issue is really appriciated

[cor3huis]

Updated the subject to be more descriptive, it would be great if someone could give a hint...

[cor3huis]

Bumped.. Maybe this issue is to difficult to solve for users of the forum?

I try to help out in the forum wherever I can, and it would be great if someone is knowledgeable enough to give a hint also... TIA

[cas]

Cor,

just do what you already suggested .
1. adjust print_all_bug_action_option_list
2. Copy the "copy" functionality and refer to a bug_clone function.(bug_actiongroup.php)
3. This function again can be copied form bug_copy function (bug_api.php).
4. Now all you need to do is to remove those items you do not want to be copied from the bug_clone function.

Remember that now all the selected issues are copied/cloned to another project. Further maintenance needs to be done by hand.

[cor3huis]

Thanks CAS! I will first do what you also suggested, I was just hoping there was a more elegant, e.g. function hooking solution. Will add the solution to this forum item as soon as I have it working well.