# Ensure hidden multicheck fields don't overwrite existing data

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/ensure-hidden-multicheck-fields-dont-overwrite-existing-data/16207>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** forms\
**Created:** [September 12, 2019, 7:17am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/ensure-hidden-multicheck-fields-dont-overwrite-existing-data/16207 "2019-09-12T07:17:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielrnorris](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/danielrnorris/32/22768_2.png) [@danielrnorris](https://community.hubspot.com/u/danielrnorris)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/ensure-hidden-multicheck-fields-dont-overwrite-existing-data/16207/6 "2021-09-17T18:52:26Z")

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I am still shocked that Appending fields is not a system wide function! I literally have to create extra properties and run special workflows to update properties from form submissions. Please HubSpot give us this feature system wide!

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