Collector - duplicate data so can modify

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09-13-2016 09:05 AM
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JacquiFaulder1
New Contributor II

Would it be possible for a duplicate option to be added, so that when adding a new entry it could be pre-populated with the last data already collected? The data could then just be modified which would save time re-entering duplicate data from the last entry.

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ManfredRöhrig

The same behaviour could be easily implemented by adding a Save as new button when viewing an entry. This would not require to populate the form and you could for example view the second-last entry, modify it and save it as a new one.

Our users collect data on plant diseases and besides a numerical disease incidence, a 'tendency' (increasing, constant, decreasing) is given. Obviously, this tendency has an impact on the next assessment, so for the time being they have to check their last entry, memorise the tendencies (of up to six diseases!) and make a new entry. Modifying the last entry and Save as new would greatly facilitate the process.