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Webform - can I copy and paste a field

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March 28, 2025
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I have a complex webform with several fields, each with their own list of dropdown and rules.

Is it possible to copy and paste a field in the webform so I dont have to re-type each dropdown item? This way , i would already have the dropdown and only need to edit the rule.

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Best answer by Melanie.Panguito

Hello @Caroline.A,

Thank you for reaching out, and a warm welcome to the Docusign Community! We are absolutely delighted to have you here and can't wait to share our knowledge with you.

I understand you want to know if you can copy and paste a field in the Webform. This would save you from re-typing each dropdown item and only needing to edit the rule. Rest assured, I will make effort to help.

Upon review, this functionality is currently unavailable. I sincerely apologize. I've noticed a community member has already suggested this as an Idea. You can vote for it here: Webform field ability to copy | Community. This can significantly influence the development of new features and improvements, ensuring they align with user needs and preferences. For more information, see How to Use the Ideas Feature | Community

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Melanie | Docusign Community Moderator

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Melanie.Panguito

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Hello @Caroline.A,

Thank you for reaching out, and a warm welcome to the Docusign Community! We are absolutely delighted to have you here and can't wait to share our knowledge with you.

I understand you want to know if you can copy and paste a field in the Webform. This would save you from re-typing each dropdown item and only needing to edit the rule. Rest assured, I will make effort to help.

Upon review, this functionality is currently unavailable. I sincerely apologize. I've noticed a community member has already suggested this as an Idea. You can vote for it here: Webform field ability to copy | Community. This can significantly influence the development of new features and improvements, ensuring they align with user needs and preferences. For more information, see How to Use the Ideas Feature | Community

If you found the response to be a useful solution to your question, please mark it as the best answer by clicking “Select as Best” to make it easier for other users to find. Let us know if you need further assistance with this. Thank you!

Best regards,

Melanie | Docusign Community Moderator

"Select as Best" below if you find the answer a valid solution to your issue.

M

Melanie.Panguito

Docusign Employee

Hello @Caroline.A,

I hope you are doing well. If you found my response to be a useful solution to your question, could you please click the "Best Answer ✅" button at the bottom of the post? It helps other community members who might have similar questions. Let us know if you need further assistance. Thank you!

Best regards,

Melanie | Docusign Community Moderator

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gmike

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Has there been any progress on this? This is functionality that definitely exists with other leading form building tools. I have a drop down with over 300 options that I need to reuse about 20 times across various forms. It took well over an hour to get the one initial drop down built.

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Jenny.Martin

Community Moderator

Hi @gmike, thanks for reaching out.

At the moment, copying a webform field isn’t available yet. However, it is on the team’s radar as a feature we plan to add in the future.

If you’re building your form from a template. You can save your dropdown as a custom field so you can easily reuse it across multiple forms.

Best Regards,

Jenny | Docusign Community Moderator

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gmike

New Voice

@Jenny.Martin Thank you, yes, I was made aware of this and using it now, however I believe it is only available in the classic editor and if the list ever changes, admins need to access every field in every template where this has been used and edit independantly. Also, since only in classic, we lose funtionality related to the new editor and document generation. Overall it feels like a very piecemeal solution that requires a lot of work arounds.Years behind other platforms.

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