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Having the ability to select multiple fields at once and move them up or down a screen, or to a different screen entirely would be a huge time saver.
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This is not planned at this time. This post will be updated if anything changes.
However, using Smart Fields in the Builder is a much faster way to add fields to your form than dragging and dropping the fields individually. To learn more, visit the Help Center article, "Features Exclusive to the Builder."
Can we revisit this request? Trying to move dozens of fields one at a time is a massive time wasting exercise.
Howdy Grant and Heather,
Thank you for this feedback! I can see how the need to select and edit/move multiple fields at once would be helpful.
Here are some similar Feature Requests from other users to upvote:
https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360004643613-The-ability-to-Select-multiple-fields-to-update-while-designing
https://help.gocanvas.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360029636313-Updating-multiple-Apps-at-once-
Hi Chip,
Thanks for those other links! I checked them out. They look like promising features, too.
Does Go Canvas offer a projected feature release road map?
Do you guys have an ETA on when we'd be able to make mass changes, such as moving fields on the screen, adding/deleting fields and renaming, with some sort of search and replace?
Howdy Heather,
Thank you for taking the time to check out the related Feature Requests!
We don't have a roadmap that we can share, as the features being actively considered fluctuate with user feedback and needs.
However, I can assure you that items from the Community and other feedback get reviewed on a regular basis (we're actually coming up on our roadmap planning in a few weeks).
Being able to edit/move multiple fields at once is not directly on the roadmap at this time, but we do recognize the challenges that this feature would solve and it is being actively considered by our Development teams.
One current point of discussion is field group shortcuts, where field types that are regularly used in tandem to collect certain data would be grouped for ease of use. For example, if you typically use a combination of short text and number fields to collect address data, there could be an Address template with these fields that could be added within the App Builder with a single drag-and-drop.