Duplicate Custom Fields

Need an exact copy of a Custom Field? Want to modify it slightly, but keep the original data intact? Duplicate any Custom Field!

What you'll need

  • Custom Field Manager is available on all ClickUp plans.
  • Guests can't use the Custom Field Manager.
  • On Business Plus and Enterprise Plans, members can access the Custom Field Manager if the Manage Custom Fields custom role permission is enabled for members.
  • The options to merge and move Custom Fields are available on the Business Plus and Enterprise Plans. 
  • There is a 25,000 task limit when duplicating Custom Fields.

Preserved field options

You can duplicate almost any Custom Field, which creates a new Custom Field.

The following table lists the options that are preserved when duplicating a Custom Field.

Custom Field option Included?
Name Yes
Description Yes
Type Yes
Visibility Yes
Locations Yes
Required on tasks Yes
Required on subtasks Yes
Visible for guests Yes
History No
Filters No
Forms No
Views No
Automations No

Duplicate a Custom Field

You can duplicate a Custom Field from the Custom Field Manager or views.

Custom Field Manager

To duplicate a Custom Field from the Custom Field Manager:

  1. To the right of the Custom Field, click the ellipsis ... icon. 
  2. Click Duplicate.
    Screenshot of the duplicate button.png
  3. A new Custom Field with the same options will be created.

Views

To duplicate a Custom Field from List view, Table view, Board view, and more:

  1. Open the view.
  2. Right-click the Custom Field's column header.
  3. Select Duplicate.
  4. A new Custom Field with the same options will be created.