Answers.Body: <p>This functionality could be created in a plugin or module, but why wouldn't you <strong>duplicate</strong> the entry and change the fields you need to change?</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am using redactor plugin for my field type and I want to use global values of the same field type to be used as pre-fill value when creating a new entry.</p>
  
  <p>Use case:</p>
  
  <p>Each year there is an edition of a program with more or less the same text (multiple fields), but minor adjustments can occur.</p>
  
  <p>So by creating a new edition (entry) in the control panel, I want to already pre-fill the standard values of the fields (configured as a global)
  Then I can update, if necessary, some text for this new edition and save it.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks a lot!</p>
  
Tags: <entries><redactor><fieldtypes>
Title: Pre-fill fields when creating an entry in CP
ThreadText: # Pre-fill fields when creating an entry in CP
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-14)
  
  I am using redactor plugin for my field type and I want to use global values of the same field type to be used as pre-fill value when creating a new entry.
  
  Use case:
  
  Each year there is an edition of a program with more or less the same text (multiple fields), but minor adjustments can occur.
  
  So by creating a new edition (entry) in the control panel, I want to already pre-fill the standard values of the fields (configured as a global)
  Then I can update, if necessary, some text for this new edition and save it.
  
  Thanks a lot!
  
  **Tags:** entries, redactor, fieldtypes
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-15. Score: 2
  
  This functionality could be created in a plugin or module, but why wouldn't you **duplicate** the entry and change the fields you need to change?
  
  
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