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  • March 17, 2025
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Would any of the Community join me in thinking that the introduction of a "duplicate item" function within Safety Culture's template system would be a good idea?

As a fire door inspector, I frequently assess multiple doors that are identical or nearly identical, with only minor variations. Currently, I have to re-enter the same information manually for each new item, which is both time-consuming and inefficient.

A duplicate item feature would allow users to copy the details from the previous item and make necessary amendments, significantly improving workflow efficiency.

To illustrate: within a single inspection, I often complete over 100 questions per door, with most answers remaining the same apart from a few adjustments. Without a duplication option, I must scroll back and manually cross-check my previous entries, which is not only tedious but also introduces the risk of inconsistencies.

A quick review of my recent fire door inspection templates confirms how frequently data repeats across items.

 

I therefore strongly believe that a duplicate and amend function would benefit not just fire door inspectors but many professionals using Safety Culture for similar structured assessments.

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Corey
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  • March 18, 2025

Would something like this not be abused by the user to “cheat” the inspection?  There was another idea posted to allow for default responses for each question.  This leaves a lot of opportunity for the user to leave default answers or in the duplicate method to repeat answers from a prior instance in the inspection and forget (or intentionally) not change the answers that are different.

I’m not sure I understand why you have to scroll back to a previous set of answers to check while answering for the new item. Perhaps the questions are too granular or the choices are unclear?


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