# CreateDraft Method

## Overloads

| [CreateDraft(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.CreateDraft.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_CreateDraft_System_String_) |  | Creates a draft of an object.<br><br>This method can be used to create a draft of a sheet or a story that is published. This is a way to continue working on a sheet or a story that is published.<br><br>Replace the published object by the content of the draft by invoking the `CommitDraft method`. |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.CreateDraft.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.CreateDraft.htm)

## CreateDraft(String)

Creates a draft of an object.

This method can be used to create a draft of a sheet or a story that is published. This is a way to continue working on a sheet or a story that is published.

Replace the published object by the content of the draft by invoking the `CommitDraft method`.

### Declaration

```

          [Obsolete("")]
string CreateDraft([QixName("qId")] string id)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | id | Identifier of the object to create a draft from. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.String |  |

### Remarks

The identifier is set by the engine.