diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Cameras/CameraRoi/RoiProcedureParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Cameras/CameraRoi/RoiProcedureParams.cs
index b1e26c420..3cd54bb43 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Cameras/CameraRoi/RoiProcedureParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Cameras/CameraRoi/RoiProcedureParams.cs
@@ -224,6 +224,42 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Cameras.CameraRoi
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(RoiProcedureParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.IRoiX = this.IRoiX;
+			prms.IRoiY = this.IRoiY;
+			prms.IRoiW = this.IRoiW;
+			prms.IRoiH = this.IRoiH;
+
+			prms.GradPerLtr = this.GradPerLtr;
+			prms.CCW = this.CCW;
+			prms.ORoiW = this.ORoiW;
+			prms.ORoiH = this.ORoiH;
+			prms.CX = this.CX;
+			prms.CY = this.CY;
+
+			prms.R1 = this.R1;
+			prms.R2 = this.R2;
+			prms.R3 = this.R3;
+			prms.Ang1 = this.Ang1;
+			prms.Ang2 = this.Ang2;
+			prms.AngStep = this.AngStep;
+			prms.MinMvmt = this.MinMvmt;
+			prms.MaxMvmt = this.MaxMvmt;
+
+			prms.SequenceLen = this.SequenceLen;
+			prms.SequenceTiming = this.SequenceTiming;
+			prms.BackgroundCorr = this.BackgroundCorr;
+			prms.BrightnessRoi = this.BrightnessRoi;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			RoiProcedureParams pars = new RoiProcedureParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.ComponentProcedure dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -236,31 +272,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Cameras.CameraRoi
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				IRoiX = tmp.IRoiX;
-				IRoiY = tmp.IRoiY;
-				IRoiW = tmp.IRoiW;
-				IRoiH = tmp.IRoiH;
-
-				GradPerLtr = tmp.GradPerLtr;
-				CCW = tmp.CCW;
-				ORoiW = tmp.ORoiW;
-				ORoiH = tmp.ORoiH;
-				CX = tmp.CX;
-				CY = tmp.CY;
-
-				R1 = tmp.R1;
-				R2 = tmp.R2;
-				R3 = tmp.R3;
-				Ang1 = tmp.Ang1;
-				Ang2 = tmp.Ang2;
-				AngStep = tmp.AngStep;
-				MinMvmt = tmp.MinMvmt;
-				MaxMvmt = tmp.MaxMvmt;
-
-				SequenceLen = tmp.SequenceLen;
-				SequenceTiming = tmp.SequenceTiming;
-				BackgroundCorr = tmp.BackgroundCorr;
-				BrightnessRoi = tmp.BrightnessRoi;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/FixedStartRegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/FixedStartRegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs
index 873766d4e..6f9d4ed57 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/FixedStartRegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/FixedStartRegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Elde.FixedStartRegisterReader
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(RRProcedureParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.PulsesPerLtr = this.PulsesPerLtr;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			RRProcedureParams pars = new RRProcedureParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.ComponentProcedure dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -77,7 +89,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Elde.FixedStartRegisterReader
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				PulsesPerLtr = tmp.PulsesPerLtr;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/RegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/RegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs
index cd67ec0d0..34ae49429 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/RegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Elde/RegisterReader/RRProcedureParams.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Elde.RegisterReader
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(RRProcedureParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.PulsesPerLtr = this.PulsesPerLtr;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			RRProcedureParams pars = new RRProcedureParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.ComponentProcedure dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -77,7 +89,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Elde.RegisterReader
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				PulsesPerLtr = tmp.PulsesPerLtr;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Generic/IParamsProvider.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Generic/IParamsProvider.cs
index c8dc096ad..e161e64ab 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Generic/IParamsProvider.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Generic/IParamsProvider.cs
@@ -46,5 +46,11 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Generic
 		void UpdateParam(int ix, string strValue);
 
 		void UpdateDbEntity();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an object copy
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        IParamsProvider Clone();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/ResultsPrinters/Munich/ProcParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/ResultsPrinters/Munich/ProcParams.cs
index 41414c635..b94e6ea3e 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/ResultsPrinters/Munich/ProcParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/ResultsPrinters/Munich/ProcParams.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,21 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.ResultsPrinters.Munich
 			}
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(ProcParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.Version = this.Version;
+			prms.Zaehlertyp = this.Zaehlertyp;
+			prms.Pruefvorlage = this.Pruefvorlage;
+			prms.Eichjahr = this.Eichjahr;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			ProcParams pars = new ProcParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.ComponentProcedure dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -87,10 +102,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.ResultsPrinters.Munich
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				Version = tmp.Version;
-				Zaehlertyp = tmp.Zaehlertyp;
-				Pruefvorlage = tmp.Pruefvorlage;
-				Eichjahr = tmp.Eichjahr;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedMeters/CombinedTestParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedMeters/CombinedTestParams.cs
index d02a39e4e..9d5f273c8 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedMeters/CombinedTestParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedMeters/CombinedTestParams.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.CombinedMeters
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(CombinedTestParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.SupressTrills = this.SupressTrills;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			CombinedTestParams pars = new CombinedTestParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateTestParams(Entities.ComponentTest dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -75,8 +87,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.CombinedMeters
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				SupressTrills = tmp.SupressTrills;
-
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedWithDetection/CombinedWithDetTestParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedWithDetection/CombinedWithDetTestParams.cs
index d14dcf832..9025617c9 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedWithDetection/CombinedWithDetTestParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/CombinedWithDetection/CombinedWithDetTestParams.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.CombinedWithDetection
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(CombinedWithDetTestParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.TargetQ = this.TargetQ;
+			prms.RelativeQfrom = this.RelativeQfrom;
+			prms.RelativeQto = this.RelativeQto;
+			prms.RateOfChange = this.RateOfChange;
+			prms.DetectionThreshold = this.DetectionThreshold;
+			prms.SupressTrills = this.SupressTrills;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			CombinedWithDetTestParams pars = new CombinedWithDetTestParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateTestParams(Entities.ComponentTest dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -110,13 +127,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.CombinedWithDetection
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				TargetQ = tmp.TargetQ;
-				RelativeQfrom = tmp.RelativeQfrom;
-				RelativeQto = tmp.RelativeQto;
-				RateOfChange = tmp.RateOfChange;
-				DetectionThreshold = tmp.DetectionThreshold;
-				SupressTrills = tmp.SupressTrills;
-
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/FlyingStartCollectionMethod/TestParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/FlyingStartCollectionMethod/TestParams.cs
index 7c882798b..701b00bb4 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/FlyingStartCollectionMethod/TestParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/FlyingStartCollectionMethod/TestParams.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.FlyingStartCollectionMethod
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(TestParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.Evaluate = this.Evaluate;
+			prms.Publish = this.Publish;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			TestParams pars = new TestParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateTestParams(Entities.ComponentTest dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -81,9 +94,8 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.FlyingStartCollectionMethod
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				Evaluate = tmp.Evaluate;
-                Publish = tmp.Publish;
-            }
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
+			}
 			catch
 			{
 			}
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/LeakTest/LeakTestParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/LeakTest/LeakTestParams.cs
index 160c7f019..052d3d09c 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/LeakTest/LeakTestParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/LeakTest/LeakTestParams.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.LeakTest
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(LeakTestParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.PressureLo = this.PressureLo;
+			prms.PressureHi = this.PressureHi;
+			prms.DurationPMax = this.DurationPMax;
+			prms.DurationLeak = this.DurationLeak;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			LeakTestParams pars = new LeakTestParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateTestParams(Entities.ComponentTest dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -97,10 +112,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.LeakTest
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				PressureLo = tmp.PressureLo;
-				PressureHi = tmp.PressureHi;
-				DurationPMax = tmp.DurationPMax;
-				DurationLeak = tmp.DurationLeak;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/PMaxTestParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/PMaxTestParams.cs
index 1d1ac1083..e315fd24c 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/PMaxTestParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/PMaxTestParams.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.PMaxTest
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(PMaxTestParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.PressureLo = this.PressureLo;
+			prms.PressureHi = this.PressureHi;
+			prms.DurationPMax = this.DurationPMax;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			PMaxTestParams pars = new PMaxTestParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateTestParams(Entities.ComponentTest dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -91,9 +105,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.PMaxTest
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				PressureLo = tmp.PressureLo;
-				PressureHi = tmp.PressureHi;
-				DurationPMax = tmp.DurationPMax;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlCommunicationParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlCommunicationParams.cs
index c7174e2ff..e8ea7e562 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlCommunicationParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlCommunicationParams.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(iPerlCommunicationParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.Activity = this.Activity;
+			prms.SimultWithPrevious = this.SimultWithPrevious;
+			prms.SimultWithNext = this.SimultWithNext;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			iPerlCommunicationParams pars = new iPerlCommunicationParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateTestParams(Entities.ComponentTest dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -88,9 +102,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				Activity = tmp.Activity;
-				SimultWithPrevious = tmp.SimultWithPrevious;
-				SimultWithNext = tmp.SimultWithNext;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/WaterMeter/ProcParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/WaterMeter/ProcParams.cs
index 54ceb8487..b6aa52046 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/WaterMeter/ProcParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/WaterMeter/ProcParams.cs
@@ -109,6 +109,21 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.WaterMeters.WaterMeter
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(ProcParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.Producer = this.Producer;
+			prms.Qn = this.Qn;
+			prms.ApprovalInfo = this.ApprovalInfo;
+			prms.MetrologicalClass = this.MetrologicalClass;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			ProcParams pars = new ProcParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.ComponentProcedure dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -121,17 +136,16 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.WaterMeters.WaterMeter
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				Producer = tmp.Producer;
-				Qn = tmp.Qn;
-				ApprovalInfo = tmp.ApprovalInfo;
-				MetrologicalClass = tmp.MetrologicalClass;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{
 			}
 		}
 
-
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Parameterless constructor initializes the parameters
+		/// </summary>
 		public ProcParams()
 		{
 		}
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/iPerl/ProcParams.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/iPerl/ProcParams.cs
index e1ec74288..72f0c3d92 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/iPerl/ProcParams.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/WaterMeters/iPerl/ProcParams.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.WaterMeters.iPerl
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		void CopyContentTo(ProcParams prms)
+		{
+			prms.PulsesPerLtr = this.PulsesPerLtr;
+			prms.Producer = this.Producer;
+			prms.Qn = this.Qn;
+			prms.ApprovalInfo = this.ApprovalInfo;
+			prms.MetrologicalClass = this.MetrologicalClass;
+		}
+
+		public IParamsProvider Clone()
+		{
+			ProcParams pars = new ProcParams();
+			CopyContentTo(pars);
+			return pars;
+		}
+
 		public override void UpdateProcedureParams(Entities.ComponentProcedure dbEntity)
 		{
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
@@ -103,11 +119,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.WaterMeters.iPerl
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				PulsesPerLtr = tmp.PulsesPerLtr;
-				Producer = tmp.Producer;
-				Qn = tmp.Qn;
-				ApprovalInfo = tmp.ApprovalInfo;
-				MetrologicalClass = tmp.MetrologicalClass;
+				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{