# Importing a previous assignment
Most of the times, it is not necessary to set up a whole assignment from scratch. In CodeGrade, you can simply import / copy a previous assignment's settings to your current assignment.
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For the D2L Brightspace learning management system, using the built in "Duplicate Assignment" option will automatically import all assignment settings in CodeGrade correctly too.
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Importing an assignment on the Assignment Manager
1. Navigate to the **Assignment Settings** page and go to the **General** tab.
2. Scroll all the way down to the "*Danger Zone*", here you can find the *Copy Assignment* option.
3. First select the course from which you want to import an assignment. Secondly, select an assignment from the list of assignments in that course.
4. Press **Import**. All assignment settings will be copied to the current assignment now (including AutoTest, rubric, hand in requirements, submission settings, test submission, etc.).
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