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title: "Managing group request types for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "managing-request-types-on-the-group-level"
description: "Create request types for all or some entities from the Group Dashboard, configure their built-in fields, or pull request type settings from one entity."
updated: 2026-09-03T07:50:53Z
published: 2026-09-03T07:50:53Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/managing-request-types-on-the-group-level"
---

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# Managing request types on the group level

Request types can be created and managed centrally, applying to all or part of the entities within your group's Payhawk account.

## Creating request types for the group

> [!TIP]
> If a new group request type shares the same name as an existing entity type - for example, both are named **Software**, the existing entity type will be renamed to **Software(old)** to resolve the naming conflict. The new group's inherited request type will then be displayed as **Software** in the entity.

To create a request type that can be enabled for all or some entities within your group:

1. From the **Group Dashboard**, navigate to **Settings** > **Requests**.
2. Click the **New** button.
3. Follow the steps for creating request types for an individual entity - apart from you needing to select the entities to which the request type will apply, they are identical at the group level.

## Configuring the built-in request fields for the group

To configure built-in request fields at the group level:

1. From the **Group Dashboard**, navigate to **Settings** > **Requests**.
2. Select the desired request.
3. Follow the steps for [request field configuration that apply to individual entities](/help/creating-request-types-and-their-fields#configuring-the-builtin-request-fields), as they are identical at the group level.

## Pulling request type settings from an entity

You can copy request types from an existing entity and apply them to the group by pulling the relevant settings:

1. From the **Group Dashboard**, navigate to **Settings** > **Requests**.
2. Click on the three-dot menu and select **Pull from entity**.
3. In the dialog that opens, select the desired entity from the drop-down list and click **Apply**.

## Other configuration options

For information on other configuration options, see the article on [managing request types for individual entities](/help/creating-request-types-and-their-fields).