# How to transfer the information from one field to a new one

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-transfer-the-information-from-one-field-to-a-new-one/3705>\
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**Created:** [December 14, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-transfer-the-information-from-one-field-to-a-new-one/3705 "2022-12-14T15:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![gomocoop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/gomocoop/32/6349_2.png) [@gomocoop](https://community.fibery.io/u/gomocoop)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-transfer-the-information-from-one-field-to-a-new-one/3705/1 "2022-12-14T15:17:00Z")

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Hello!

I’m quite a newbie in the whole programming thing, but me and my team have been using Fibery to coordinate a project of a Food Coop in Brazil, similar to Park Slope Food Coop from New York ([https://www.foodcoop.com/](https://www.foodcoop.com/)).

So, the thing is, I’ve created an entity for tasks and, instead of using a workflow field to define if the task was done or not I’ve created a checkbox: if the checkbox is checked the task is done, if not the task is not done.

But now I’ve realized it would make much more sense to use a workflow field for that. But when I added the new field, obviously, all the old ones are marked as “to be done”.

Is there a way to program, somehow, and tell the system something like: please, if the OK checkbox is checked then change the workflow field status in that entity to DONE? So I can delete the checkbox and use only the workflow field? Or will I have to do it manually?

Thank you everyone!

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**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-transfer-the-information-from-one-field-to-a-new-one/3705/2 "2022-12-14T15:22:14Z")

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Hi, this can be done via automation rule. Just create a Scheduled rule and run it right away.

Go to Space setup and Task database, click Automations and add a rule like this

 ![Screenshot 2022-12-14 at 5.21.34 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/b/bc16164719df96e4564a6720c389784f8168ea3c.png)

Then click Run Now button.  
Check that all is fine and delete the rule.

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**Author:** ![gomocoop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/gomocoop/32/6349_2.png) [@gomocoop](https://community.fibery.io/u/gomocoop)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-transfer-the-information-from-one-field-to-a-new-one/3705/3 "2022-12-14T20:12:32Z")

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OHHHHHH amazing! hAhaHAH I haven’t worked with automations yet. A whole new world has opened up for me!

Thanks! =)

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**Author:** ![Eren\_Turgut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/eren_turgut/32/4425_2.png) [@Eren\_Turgut](https://community.fibery.io/u/Eren_Turgut)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-transfer-the-information-from-one-field-to-a-new-one/3705/4 "2022-12-15T10:31:14Z")

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You will have several of these “new world is opening” moments within Fibery 😂