diff --git a/src/app/core/common-components/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord.component.ts b/src/app/core/common-components/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord.component.ts
index 267027659e..e7b7b9d541 100644
--- a/src/app/core/common-components/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/common-components/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord/entity-subrecord.component.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class EntitySubrecordComponent<T extends Entity> implements OnChanges {
 
   @Input() clickMode: "popup" | "navigate" | "none" = "popup";
   
-  @Output() sendBackData: EventEmitter<any[]> = new EventEmitter<any[]>
+  @Output() selectedData: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>
 
   @Input() showInactive = false;
   @Output() showInactiveChange = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
@@ -484,17 +484,12 @@ export class EntitySubrecordComponent<T extends Entity> implements OnChanges {
     return this.screenWidthObserver.currentScreenSize() >= numericValue;
   }
 
-  selectedRows = []
   selectRow (event: any, row:T[]) {
-    if (event.checked) {
-      this.selectedRows.push(row); 
-    } else {
-      const index = this.selectedRows.indexOf(row);
-      if (index > -1) {
-        this.selectedRows.splice(index, 1);
-      }
-    }
-    this.sendBackData.emit(this.selectedRows)
+    const data = {
+      event: event,
+      row: row,
+    };
+    this.selectedData.emit(data);
   }
 
   filterActiveInactive() {
diff --git a/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts b/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts
index f6757251dc..17166319ad 100644
--- a/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts
@@ -1140,5 +1140,9 @@ export const defaultJsonConfig = {
         }
       ]
     }
+  },
+  
+  "flashMessage": {
+    "message": "Please select the row(s) you want to duplicate." 
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.spec.ts
index 077fc94935..d7e0eb6293 100644
--- a/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.spec.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,5 @@ describe('DuplicateRecordsService', () => {
     await service.duplicateRecord(originalData, schemaName);
     expect(transformDataSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(originalData, schemaName);
     expect(saveAllSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.ts b/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.ts
index 0dcb695377..d1f64bf70f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/duplicate-records/duplicate-records.service.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { EntityMapperService } from '../entity/entity-mapper/entity-mapper.servi
 import { EntityRegistry } from '../entity/database-entity.decorator';
 import { EntitySchemaService } from '../entity/schema/entity-schema.service';
 import { Entity } from '../entity/model/entity';
+import { MatSnackBar, MatSnackBarHorizontalPosition, MatSnackBarVerticalPosition } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
+import { ConfigService } from '../config/config.service';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -14,27 +16,43 @@ export class DuplicateRecordService {
     private entitymapperservice: EntityMapperService,
     private entityTypes: EntityRegistry,
     private entityService: EntitySchemaService,
+    private snackBar: MatSnackBar,
+    private config: ConfigService
   ) {}
 
-  async duplicateRecord(data: any, schemaName: string) {
-   const duplicateData = this.transformData(data, schemaName);
-   const results = await this.entitymapperservice.saveAll(duplicateData);
-   return results;
+  showFlashMessage(message: string) {
+    const horizontalPosition: MatSnackBarHorizontalPosition = 'center';
+    const verticalPosition: MatSnackBarVerticalPosition = 'top';
+    this.snackBar.open(message, 'Close', {
+      duration: 3000, 
+      horizontalPosition: horizontalPosition,
+      verticalPosition: verticalPosition,
+    });
   }
 
-  transformData(originalData: any, schemaName: string): any {
-    const data = [];
-    const copyData = [];
+  async duplicateRecord(sourceData: any, schemaName: string) {
+    if (!sourceData || sourceData.length === 0) {
+      const flashMessage = this.config.getConfig("flashMessage") as { message: string };
+      this.showFlashMessage(flashMessage.message);
+      return;
+    }
+    const duplicateData = this.transformData(sourceData, schemaName);
+    return await this.entitymapperservice.saveAll(duplicateData);
+  }
+
+  transformData(sourceData: any, schemaName: string): any {
+    const formattedData = [];
+    const duplicatedData = [];
     const entityConstructor = this.entityTypes.get(schemaName);
     const keys = [...entityConstructor.schema.keys()].filter(key => key !== '_id' && key !== '_rev');
-    
-    originalData.map((item: { record: Entity; })=> {
+
+    sourceData.map((item: { record: Entity; })=> {
       const dbEntity = this.entityService.transformEntityToDatabaseFormat(item.record);
       const entityformat = this.entityService.transformDatabaseToEntityFormat(dbEntity, entityConstructor.schema);
-      data.push(entityformat);
+      formattedData.push(entityformat);
     })
-  
-    data.forEach((item)=> {
+
+    formattedData.forEach((item)=> {
       const entity = new entityConstructor();
       for (const key of keys) {
         if (key === 'name' || key === 'title' || key === 'subject') {
@@ -42,9 +60,9 @@ export class DuplicateRecordService {
         }
        entity[key] = item[key];
       }
-      copyData.push(entity);
+      duplicatedData.push(entity);
     })
 
-    return copyData ;
+    return duplicatedData;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.html b/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.html
index 6af795ada7..1dff5c3b22 100644
--- a/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.html
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ <h2>{{ listName }}</h2>
     [isLoading]="isLoading"
     [filter]="filterObj"
     [defaultSort]="listConfig?.defaultSort"
-    (sendBackData)="getDatafromsubRecord($event)"
+    (selectedData)="setSelectedRows($event)"
     [showInactive]="showInactive"
   ></app-entity-subrecord>
 </ng-template>
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ <h2>{{ listName }}</h2>
   </button>
   <button
     mat-menu-item
-    [appDuplicateRecords]="duplicatesdata"
+    [appDuplicateRecords]="selectedRows"
     angulartics2On="click"
-    (click)="clearDuplicatesData()"
+    (click)="clearSelectedRows()"
     [entityType]="entityConstructor?.ENTITY_TYPE"
     angularticsAction="duplicates records"
   >
diff --git a/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.ts b/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.ts
index b4d6ecdecc..9b15bb9c56 100644
--- a/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/entity-list/entity-list/entity-list.component.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class EntityListComponent<T extends Entity>
 
   @Output() elementClick = new EventEmitter<T>();
   @Output() addNewClick = new EventEmitter();
-  @Input() duplicatesdata : T[];
+  @Input() selectedRows : T[] = [];
 
   @ViewChild(EntitySubrecordComponent) entityTable: EntitySubrecordComponent<T>;
 
@@ -305,10 +305,18 @@ export class EntityListComponent<T extends Entity>
     this.addNewClick.emit();
   }
 
-  getDatafromsubRecord(data: any) {
-    this.duplicatesdata = data
+  setSelectedRows(data: any) {
+    if (data.event.checked) {
+      this.selectedRows.push(data.row); 
+    } else {
+      const index = this.selectedRows.indexOf(data.row);
+      if (index > -1) {
+        this.selectedRows.splice(index, 1);
+      }
+    }
   }
-  clearDuplicatesData() {
-    this.duplicatesdata = null; 
+  
+  clearSelectedRows() {
+    this.selectedRows = []; 
   }
 }