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title: "Switch and Copy Alternatives"
slug: "switch-and-copy-alternatives"
updated: 2024-08-13T04:59:29Z
published: 2024-08-13T04:59:29Z
canonical: "docs.processmaker.com/switch-and-copy-alternatives"
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# Switch and Copy Alternatives

## Switch Between Alternatives

After create alternative process models, it is possible to switch between these models.

**Permissions**

Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected:

- Processes: Edit Processes
- Processes: View Processes

See the [Process](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

Follow the steps below to switch between alternatives A and B:

1. Edit an existing process or create a new one in Process Modeler.
2. From the top left of the Modeler, use the tab associate with each alternative to view and edit each alternative.
3. After a tab is selected, the process model for that alternative will be displayed.
4. Make changes as needed and click **Publish** to make the process available to participants.

## Copy from one Alternative to the Other

Process designers can replace the contents of one alternative with the contents of the other.

**Permissions**

Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected:

- Processes: Edit Processes
- Processes: View Processes

See the [Process](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#processes) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

1. Edit a process with alternatives.
2. From Alternative A, select the option **Replace Alt. A with B** or vice versa. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/86dd5a12-ad17-463e-80e6-f7d1e9097032.png)
3. A warning messages will appear. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/a37d27cb-ab11-4055-8e25-ba578ed16df9.png)
4. Click **Confirm.** The contents of the selected alternative will replace the contents of the other alternative.