I would like to create a new Oppts layout and beta test it with one or two colleagues before rolling it out to the team - meaning that I do not want to change to existing (production) one.
In the Studio I get the feeling that Oppts have only one layout available and that I can only select “Save and Deploy”
Normally it is useful (in several ways) to keep a cloned copy of your production system, or at least have some other test server where you can try solutions like this, or try the upgrades before you deploy them in production etc.
A while ago I wrote some posts on my blog about SuiteCRM architecture, virtualization, etc: