---
title: "Duplicate field"
slug: "duplicate-field"
description: "Learn how to duplicate fields in data entry workflows for multilingual product names and varied contact information, enhancing your data management efficiency."
tags: ["Task", "Data Entry Wokflow", "DEW"]
updated: 2026-07-06T13:09:20Z
published: 2026-07-06T13:09:20Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/duplicate-field"
---

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# Duplicate field

In some cases, it can be useful to duplicate a field in a field group.

For example, in a data entry workflow, you want to enable entering:

- Product names in several languages. Product names are stored in the **EcoResProductTranslation** table. By default, the product name is stored in the system language, for example, 'en-us'. You can duplicate the **Name** field, for example, to enable entering the product name in the 'nl' language.
- For a customer, contact information of different types. The contact information is stored in the **LogisticsElectronicAddress** table. You can duplicate the **Description** field, for example, to enable entering a phone number.

When you duplicate a field, its settings are taken and shown in a dialog, where you can easily change the settings. For example, you can change the field name and range.

As a result:

- A workflow document record is added.
- All relevant fields are added to the document record.
- The selected ranges are added to the workflow document.
- The selected ranges are added to the version default values.
- The field is created in the field group.

### Steps

1. Go to **Data entry workflow** > **Design** > **Data entry workflow templates**.
2. In the list, click the link of the desired data entry workflow template.
3. Click **Edit**.
4. In the **Steps** section, in the tree, select the desired field group.
5. On the **Fields** tab, in the list, find and select the field that you want to duplicate.
6. Click **Duplicate**.
7. Define the name of the new record that is added to the workflow document.

In the **New** d**ocument record name** field, type a value.
8. Define the name of the new field that is added to the field group of the data entry workflow template.

In the **New field** name field, type a value.
9. You can indicate if it is mandatory to fill in the new field when doing a related data entry workflow task.

Select **Yes** in the **Mandatory** field.
10. Sub-task: Use configurable labels.
  1. The default label that is used for the field is the label of the duplicated field.

You can apply a configurable label to be shown on the related data entry workflow tasks.

To use a configurable label for the field name, next to the **Label** field, click **Overwrite**.
  2. You can use an existing or new configurable label.

To use a new configurable label, first click **New** and fill in the fields.

In the list, find and select the desired configurable field label.
  3. Click **Select**.
  4. The default help text label that is used for the new field is the help text label of the duplicated field.

You can apply a configurable help text label to be shown on the related data entry workflow tasks.

Click **Select**.
  5. You can use an existing or new configurable help text label.
  6. To use a new configurable help text label, first click **New** and fill in the fields.

In the list, find and select the desired configurable help text label.
  7. Click **Select**.
11. Sub-task: Add and select ranges.
  1. If the desired range does not exist, create a new range.

Click **New**.
  2. Define the field of the workflow document record that is used to define the range.

For example, you want to enable entering contact information of different types. From the **LogisticsElectronicAddress** table, select the **Type** field.

In the **Record field** field, enter or select a value.
  3. Define the value to which the new field applies.

For example, you want to enable entering contact information of different types. For the **Type** field, you can select, for example, **Phone** or **Email address**.

In the **Range** field, enter or select a value.
  4. Select the ranges that you want to apply to the new field.

Select the **Selected** check box.
12. Click **OK**.

## Related

- [Set up configurable labels](/set-up-configurable-labels.md)