Same folders in different business areas

Hi,
Is it possible to access folders across business areas?
I was not able to do the above so I created (New folder from database) the same folder into 2 different business areas. But I cannot have the same names. Why? I see some folders created previously with the same names in both the business areas. Is there some other way?
Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone
Business area names, folder names, and join names are unique across the system. It is possible to have the same folder in multiple business areas and this is not uncommon. It is also possible to reference the same object using multiple folders, making sure the identifier and folder names are unique.
If you have a folder that you want to duplicate, rather than share between business areas, you can highlight the folder in one area, copy it using CTRL-C, and the using CTRL-V paste it into the other area. Doing this gives you a copy of the folder pointing at the same underlying object. This is useful if you want to reference the same object several times, say for aliasing purposes or for ease of querying. I do this all the time when working with fiscal time folders and it works like a dream.
Hope this helps
Regards
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