# \[DONE\] Replace All References (or convert to type?)

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/done-replace-all-references-or-convert-to-type/982>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Created:** [September 16, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-replace-all-references-or-convert-to-type/982 "2020-09-16T01:55:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![cannibalflea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/cannibalflea/32/318_2.png) [@cannibalflea](https://community.fibery.io/u/cannibalflea)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-replace-all-references-or-convert-to-type/982/18 "2022-02-03T06:18:51Z")

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I was wondering if there are any updates on this item? In particular, I am wondering if there is any plans to make this feature a more [generic search and replace operation](https://community.fibery.io/t/search-replace/1792) with the ability to:

- Replace regular strings with other strings
- Replace one entity reference with another reference
- Replace regular strings with an entity reference and
- Add a highlighted reference to a particular string

I think that covers all the common scenarios and would be an amazing addition for folks who have lots of records and make use of references quite a bit.

The icing on the cake would be to have some more advanced search options whereby you can limit the search and replace to specific databases or fields.

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