Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/psModules/src/camera/pmFPACopy.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/psModules/src/camera/pmFPACopy.c	(revision 35519)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130419/psModules/src/camera/pmFPACopy.c	(revision 35520)
@@ -480,4 +480,8 @@
             pmCell *sourceCell = sourceCells->data[cellNum]; // The source cell
             status &= cellCopy(targetCell, sourceCell, pixels, xBin, yBin);
+	    // update the attributes
+	    targetCell->file_exists = sourceCell->file_exists;
+	    targetCell->data_exists = sourceCell->data_exists;
+	    targetCell->process     = sourceCell->process;
         }
     }
@@ -489,4 +493,10 @@
     psMetadataItem *chipName = psMemIncrRefCounter(psMetadataLookup(target->concepts, "CHIP.NAME"));
     pmConceptsCopyChip(target, source, false);
+
+    // update the attributes
+    target->file_exists = source->file_exists;
+    target->data_exists = source->data_exists;
+    target->process     = source->process;
+
     psMetadataAddItem(target->concepts, chipName, PS_LIST_TAIL, PS_META_REPLACE);
     psFree(chipName);