# Use a field that already exists

> In SkedX CRM each field name is used once per page, so reports, filters and imports never have to guess which one you mean. In Edit layout, when you name a new field and the name is already used, the field box says where that field is and offers it in one click: already on this page (with its card and row) → Use the one in that card; exists but isn’t on this page → Put it here, with its values; archived → Restore it here. + Field → Existing field lists every field this page could show but doesn’t — hidden ones (Show), ones on no card (Put here) and archived ones (Restore here) — with how many records hold a value. Taking a field off the page keeps its values; a message says where it went, with Undo. While editing, the Find a field box lists every match with where it is.

Product: SkedX CRM · Topic: Profiles · Draft — steps not yet re-verified in the live product

You add a field called Industry and SkedX says one already exists. Here is how to find it, use it, and bring back any field that has gone off the page. You need permission to edit the layout.

## Step 1: Name your new field

In **Edit layout**, click **+ Field** in a card and choose a type, then type the field’s name in **Label**. If a field with that name already exists, the box says where it is and offers it in one click.
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## Step 2: Use the one that exists

Click **Use the one in …**. Your new field goes and the existing one is shown, highlighted. If it was off the page the button says **Put it here**; if it was archived, **Restore it here** — its values come back with it.

## Step 3: Bring back a field that’s off the page

Click **+ Field -> Existing field**. It lists the fields hidden on this page, the ones on no card and archived ones, with how many records hold a value. Click **Show**, **Put here** or **Restore here**.

## Step 4: Find any field while editing

The **Find a field** box lists every match with where it is: its card and row, a new field not saved yet, not on this page, or archived. Click one to go to it or put it here.

## Step 5: Taking a field off the page keeps its values

Remove a field from a card and a message says it’s off this page, its values are kept, and where to bring it back — with **Undo**. Removing a whole card names the fields that hold values first.

## Common questions

### Why can’t I make a second field with the same name?

Each name is used once per page, so reports, filters and imports never have to guess which one you mean. Use the existing field, or give yours another name.

### Will I lose data if I take a field off the page?

No. Its values stay with each record, and **+ Field -> Existing field** brings it back.

### Can I rename a built-in field like Industry?

Yes — its label is yours. Its type is fixed, because its values live on the record itself.

### On a profile, why does it offer an Enquiries field?

A profile shows Enquiries’ own fields rather than copying them, so the existing field is offered instead of a second one.

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## Related guides
- Find a field on a record: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/find-a-field-on-a-record/
- Add your own fields to profiles: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/custom-fields-on-profiles/
- Remove a drop-down option that records still use: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/delete-an-option-that-records-use/
- Delete a field that holds data — and get it back: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/delete-a-field-that-holds-data/

Source: https://skode.ai/help/crm/profiles/use-an-existing-field/