# Update/Overwrite/Append Data Options for Contact Property Fields

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-overwrite-append-data-options-for-contact-property-fields/788>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** forms, object\
**Created:** [January 20, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-overwrite-append-data-options-for-contact-property-fields/788 "2017-01-20T12:06:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![janheinze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@janheinze](https://community.hubspot.com/u/janheinze)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/update-overwrite-append-data-options-for-contact-property-fields/788/130 "2023-08-27T09:55:59Z")

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I wouldn’t classify this as a feature; rather, the current behavior appears more akin to a bug. From my perspective, enabling users to fully overwrite database records via web forms, without the ability to prevent this, is a rather risky proposition. Introducing a straightforward checkbox option within the form builder to append data instead of overwriting could effectively address this issue.

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