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Client Management - Copy Form Templates

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Written by Angela Mazon
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Overview

Client Managers can copy form templates across tenants and groups, making it easy to roll out standardized inspection, maintenance, and operational forms organization-wide without needing to rebuild them from scratch.

Accessing the Copy Form Templates Feature

Role requirement: You must have a Client Manager, System Admin, or Brand Admin account to access and copy form templates. Contact your administrator if access is needed.

Use the Client Manager to navigate to a group or tenant's form templates and initiate a copy from there.

  1. Log in as a Client Manager or Brand Admin account — Client Management view opens automatically

  2. If the list is in table mode, click the ellipsis (⋮) menu and select View in Card Mode

  3. Select a Group or Tenant that contains the form template you want to copy

  4. Click the Templates tab

  5. Select the checkbox of the form you want to copy

  6. Click Copy Items

Page Components / Interface Elements

Element

Description

Templates Section

View all available form templates for the selected group or tenant

Forms Subtab

Located under the Templates section; displays the list of form templates available to copy

Form Template List

Shows template names and available actions

Copy Items Button

Appears in the action bar after selecting one or more templates; initiates the copy workflow

Target Location Tree

Hierarchical checkbox tree in the copy panel to select target groups and/or clients

Copy Items (panel)

Confirms and executes the copy operation from the right-side copy panel

Copying Form Templates

How to Copy a Form Template to Another Tenant

Share a form template with another tenant to standardize forms across facilities.

  1. Navigate to Templates in the source Tenant or Group

  2. Click the Forms subtab

  3. Select the form template using its checkbox

  4. Click the Copy Items button in the action bar

  5. In the copy panel, select the Target Tenant from the hierarchical location tree

  6. Review that the template name matches your expectation

  7. Click Copy Items to complete the copy

  8. The form template is now available in the target tenant

How to Copy a Form Template to a Group

Store a form template at the group level for organization-wide access and preparation for deployment to multiple tenants.

  1. Navigate to Templates in the source Tenant

  2. Click the Forms subtab

  3. Select the form template using its checkbox

  4. Click the Copy Items button in the action bar

  5. In the copy panel, select the Target Group from the location tree

  6. Click Copy Items to complete the copy

  7. The form template is now available at the group level

Note: Form templates copied to a group are not automatically distributed to tenants within that group. Individual tenants must request their own copies through the copy function.

How to Update a Form Template Across Multiple Locations

Modify a form template in one location and propagate the changes to all copies across locations. Before updates can be applied, the form template must first be copied from one tenant to another to ensure the changes sync correctly.

  1. Open the form template you want to update in the source Tenant

  2. Edit the template (add questions, modify logic, update required fields, etc.)

  3. Save your changes

  4. Return to Templates in Client Manager and click the Forms subtab

  5. Select the updated form template using its checkbox

  6. Click Copy Items in the action bar

  7. In the copy panel, select each Target Location you want to receive the updated template.

    Note: Target Locations are the tenants you previously copied this template to — do not select the source tenant where you made your edits.

  8. Click Copy Items to complete the operation

  9. Any existing copies at the selected locations are updated in place — no duplicates are created

Note: Previously copied templates retain internal links to the source, so copying again updates the existing copy rather than creating new duplicates.

How to Copy Multiple Form Templates at Once

Deploy several form templates to the same target location efficiently.

  1. Navigate to Templates in Client Manager and click the Forms subtab

  2. Select all templates you want to copy using their checkboxes

  3. Click Copy Items in the action bar

  4. In the copy panel, select your Target Location from the location tree

  5. Click Copy Items to copy all selected templates at once

  6. All templates are deployed to the target location

How to Manage Templates That Exist in Multiple Locations

For templates deployed across several tenants, establish a consistent update workflow.

  1. Designate one Source Tenant where you maintain the primary template

  2. When you need to update the template, edit and save it in the source tenant only

  3. After updating, copy the template from the source tenant to all target locations

  4. The system updates existing linked copies rather than creating duplicates

  5. All tenants now have the updated version

Understanding Form Template Linking

Form templates are linked between source and target locations when copied.

What This Means

  • Each copy retains an internal identifier linking it to the original

  • If you copy the same template multiple times, you still end up with one copy — it updates, not duplicates

  • Updates in one location followed by a re-copy propagate changes to all linked copies

What This Does NOT Mean

  • Copies are not automatically kept in sync — you must manually copy updates to propagate changes

  • Updating a copy in one tenant does not automatically update the source or other tenants

  • Updates require explicit copy operations each time

Understanding Form Template Compatibility

Form templates copied between locations maintain their structure and include:

  • Question types and configurations

  • Conditional logic and triggers

  • Associated documents and file attachments

  • Form sections and layout

Known Limitation: Employee roles and part associations are not copied with the template. These must be configured separately in the target location after copying.

Common Use Cases

Standardizing Daily Inspections

Create a "Daily Inspection" form template in one tenant, then copy it to all other facilities to ensure consistent data collection and reporting.

Deploying New Compliance Requirements

Build a new "Safety Checklist" form for a new compliance requirement, then copy to all relevant tenants to ensure uniform adoption across the organization.

Improving Existing Forms

Update a "Maintenance Request" form based on user feedback, then copy the updated version to all tenants to standardize the improvement across facilities.

Best Practices

Maintain a Source Tenant: Designate one primary location for each form template to coordinate updates and avoid version conflicts.

Test Before Deploying: Verify your form template works correctly in the source location before copying to other tenants.

Document Template Purpose: Keep notes on which templates are deployed to which tenants for easy management.

Update Consistently: When you modify a standard form, copy the updated version to all tenants that use it.

Version Your Updates: Document when updates were made and communicate changes to users who submit forms.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Updated Template Changes Not Appearing in a Tenant

Solution: Updates do not automatically propagate — you must copy the updated template again.

  1. Navigate to Templates → Forms and select the updated template

  2. Click Copy Items in the action bar

  3. Select the target location and click Copy Items to push your changes

Issue: Copy Items Button Not Available or Disabled

Solution:

  1. Verify you have selected at least one template using its checkbox — the button only appears after a selection

  2. Confirm you have appropriate permissions in both the source and target locations

  3. Contact your administrator if access is needed

Issue: Form Template Missing Employee Roles or Part Associations

Solution:

  1. Employee roles and part associations are not currently copied with the template — this is a known limitation

  2. Configure these separately in the target location after copying

  3. Contact your Client Success Manager if this limitation significantly impacts your workflow

Summary

Copy form templates across tenants and groups to keep inspection and operational forms consistent throughout your organization. When a template is updated, simply recopy it to push changes across locations without starting over.

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