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title: "Copying and reordering fields for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "managing-request-types-fields"
description: "Copy a field's setup, including its values and dependencies, to other request types in Payhawk, and drag and drop fields to reorder them in a request type."
updated: 2026-10-06T08:52:53Z
published: 2026-10-06T08:52:53Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/managing-request-types-fields"
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# Copying and reordering fields in request types

You can manage fields for request types from the respective request type such as copying fields setup to other request types and reordering fields.

## Copying fields setup to other request types

You can copy the setup of a field to other request types, including the settings, values, and dependencies of the field to save time and effort.

To copy setup of fields:

1. Go to **Settings** > **Requests** and open the **Types** tab.
2. Select the desired request type by clicking on it, for example, **Hardware**.
3. Navigate to its **Fields** tab.
4. Hover over the field whose setup you want to copy and click on the **Copy** button on the right.
5. In the dialog that opens, select the checkboxes next to the desired request types, for example, **Software** and **Office supplies**.
6. Select the checkbox to confirm that you understand that this action will replace the existing configuration in the specified types.
7. Click on **Confirm**.

## Reordering fields in request types

To reorder additional information fields:

1. Go to **Settings** > **Requests** and open the **Types** tab.
2. Select the desired request type by clicking on it, for example, **Hardware**.
3. Navigate to its **Fields** tab.
4. Under **Additional information**, drag and drop fields to reorganize them.

![The Additional information section on the Fields tab of the Hardware request type, with the drag handle showing next to the Office location field](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Adm%3ARequests/Copying_and_reordering_fields_in_request_types_2_20261006_ai.png)