Let subtasks inherit standard/custom fields of parent tasks (copy field values from parent to subtask)
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Caroline Ginty
Update Feb 2026: Hi everyone - this feature is still on the backlog, but we will share updates here as they are available. Thanks!
Ellen DeFeo
We recently migrated to Clickup, and this is one of the biggest gaps in functionality from our previous tool. We do a high volume of client reporting, and need certain custom fields filled out for every task. Ensuring this is done across multiple custom fields is not only very time consuming, but exposes us to risk in tasks not being updated and therefore not being included in these reports.
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Emily Selph
This is very much needed. This seems like a really basic feature to be completely missing!
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Nicole Salow
We still need this feature, and we need it to be optional. For example I have one custom field that I DO NOT want to be copied over to it's subtasks, but several other custom fields that I DO want copied over to subtasks for informational purposes.
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Jim Robert
Nice not to have to retype
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Jahangir Hussain
Yes, this functionality is definitely necessary. Currently, when main tasks and subtasks are handled in bulk, a significant amount of manual work is required, which becomes inefficient and time-consuming.
There should be an option that allows attributes (such as custom fields) from the main task to automatically carry over to the subtasks. Alternatively, there should be a provision to upload or assign custom attributes directly to subtasks during bulk import. At present, this capability is not available, which creates operational limitations.
Caroline Ginty
Merged in a post:
Inherit custom fields
Omar Invelec
There is a need to be able to inherit custom fields from a list or folder, as well as allowing the option in subtasks to inherit them from the main task
Caroline Ginty
Merged in a post:
Inherit custom field values
Federico Astray
When creating subtasks, have an option to inherit the custom attributes of the higher-level task.
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Digital cad
Hey, Caroline is there any updates with this?
Caroline Ginty
Digital cad: No updates on this one just yet. It's not something we're actively working on right now, but we'll post here if that changes. Thanks for sharing your interest!
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Vincent Rennie
Yes! Please do this! Would save so much time
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Qwyn Schremser
Yes, this would be really helpful!
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