added metadata functionality to clone

[ranrub]

Brief Summary of Changes

Added SMD schema creation and copy of fields to clone function

What does this PR address?

• [ ] GitHub issue (Add reference - #XX)
• [ ] Refactoring
• [x] New feature
• [ ] Bug fix
• [ ] Adds more tests

Are tests included?

• [x] Yes
• [ ] No

Reviewer, please note:

Checklist:

• [x] My code follows the code style of this project.
• [x] My change requires a change to the documentation.
• [x] I ran the full test suite before pushing the changes and all the tests pass.