# Best way to keep an automation from running when entity is duplicated

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/best-way-to-keep-an-automation-from-running-when-entity-is-duplicated/7835>\
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**Created:** [November 21, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/best-way-to-keep-an-automation-from-running-when-entity-is-duplicated/7835 "2024-11-21T23:06:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/best-way-to-keep-an-automation-from-running-when-entity-is-duplicated/7835/1 "2024-11-21T23:06:15Z")

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My daily check ins database has a markdown template that is applied when a new record is created.  
However, sometimes I want to duplicate a prior check-in. Although I’ve already adjusted the automation not to run when the notes (rich text) field is not empty, most of the time the template is appended to a new record that was created by duplication.

Any tips on how to filter out this creation method when running an automation?

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**Author:** ![myg\_ge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/myg_ge/32/12457_2.png) [@myg\_ge](https://community.fibery.io/u/myg_ge)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/best-way-to-keep-an-automation-from-running-when-entity-is-duplicated/7835/2 "2025-09-07T17:48:51Z")

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Hey there, This topic is almost 1 year old. Have you found a solution to that?

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**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/best-way-to-keep-an-automation-from-running-when-entity-is-duplicated/7835/3 "2025-09-10T15:50:17Z")

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I didn’t solve this one. Fibery is 50/50 accurate.  
Overall, I just stopped duplicating entities. I am more likely to create a new entity and manually copy and paste. In other databases I prefer to apply a template using a button instead of an automation if I need more control around avoiding duplicates.

If I needed to solve it for a client, I would actually use a script instead of other action steps. That way you can get the contents of a document field and check if they’re empty. Then update the field with your markdown if the field is truly empty.  
I don’t believe you can accomplish this in a no-code way.