Cloning a Deal

[cfleishman]

Need to be able to clone an individual deal. This is helpful for recurring revenue organizations and building MRR. Please! 

Update from @JoeMayall: Due to a technical error on HubSpot’s end, this thread has an inflated upvote count. As of June 10th, 2020, we estimate this thread has around 500 upvotes. I'll continue to update this count as the thread receives upvotes."

[cfleishman]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the continued discussion on this thread. I’d like to share an update on the enhancements we’ve made to address the most pressing needs.

Enhancements

• Conditional properties are now supported: you can change the deal pipeline or stage during cloning, letting you split deals or tickets at clone time.

• The cloned record now stores the source record’s name and record ID in Record source property 1 and Record source property 2. You can now set up a workflow to create an association between the source and cloned records, then copy any additional properties with the Edit record action.
  

Let’s keep the conversation going—please leave feedback in the in-app survey or in our form here.

Happy cloning!

[cfleishman]

Hi everyone,

Thank your for the contiuned discusssion on this thread. We are tracking each and every single feedback to help shape the future iterations of record cloning. So far, we have heard about a few key recurring themes. 

1. The need to "split deals" by allowing pipeline stage to be change at clone time (and the correct properties cloned depending on the stage)
2. The need for a workflow action to automate the clone action
3. The need to copy all propreties (and exclude some properties as an admin configuration)
4. The need to copy all associations & activities beyond what's been configured in the record creation
5. Auto associating source & cloned record. 
   
   

I'm happy to share that we have made the decision to prioritize #1 today so you can expect an upgrade within this release. 

For everything else, let's keep the conversation going. If any of these enhancements apply to your use-case, please tell us more. You can leave feedback in the in-app survey, through the beta update survey, or in our form here.

[cfleishman]

Hi HubSpot community, 

I'm happy to announce that basic record cloning private beta is now availale to all accounts. We would greatly appreciate your feedback on your experience with the beta. Your insights are invaluable in helping us improve and ensure the product meets your needs.  You can leave in the in-app survey or connect with me directly here on Community. 

1. What did you like about the new features?

2. Were there any issues or bugs you encountered?

3. How did the beta release impact your workflow?

4. Do you have any suggestions for further improvements?

Happy cloning!

[cfleishman]

Hi HubSpot community,

Everyone who added their Hub ID to the interest form should now have access to the private beta for "Basic Record Cloning." We are looking at opening the beta to everyone shortly! In the meantime, please share any feedback you have once you have given it a go!

Happy cloning!

[cfleishman]

Hi everyone - Thank you @lgancarz for reporting the issue with required Line Items. The fix should now be available to all who are enrolled in the beta. Please give it a go and let us know if you have any additional feedback! 

All who have added an entry in the beta interest form should have the "Basic Record Cloning" product update. Don't forget to enroll in the beta before checking it out!

Looking forward to hearing your feedback! 

- Naz

[cfleishman]

Hi everyone -- As of today, we are in a limited beta with a selection of users who had signed up on the interest form. If you are keen to try the beta right away, I encourage you to add your name and Hub Id to the form. We'll be gradually expanding the beta and would be happy to have you included in the next round! 

[cfleishman]

Hi HubSpot Community,

I'm Naz from HubSpot's product team, and I have great news! Our product team has prioritized Record Cloning in 2025. We'll keep you posted as we make progress toward this goal. In the meantime, if you are interested in participating in any research as we shape the solution, please submit your contact information in this form. 

[cfleishman]

Hey HubSpot Community,
Here to share an un-fun update. We explored Cloning Deals in the second half of 2023 but are not ready to execute yet. Projects like this seem easy on the surface, but both technical and customer experience implications really matter. We're committed to providing the best experience, and sometimes that means taking extra time to do so. I know this is still a pressing need, and plan to make strides this year. In the meantime, as folks on this thread have mentioned, either using a workflow or an app like Deal Duplicator are your, admittedly not perfect, best options.
-Maggie

[cfleishman]

Survey permissions have been updated! Please try here and let me know if you're encountering issues: https://forms.gle/7RRi8jUMTnLqP9M38. 

[cfleishman]

Hi HubSpot Community great news! Our product team is prioritizing this feature and actively working on a solution. To help us better understand what exactly you'd like to clone (e.g. properties, associations, activities), could you please take this short survey? Thank you!

*Update: Survey link has been fixed, please let me know if you're still not able to access it.

[cfleishman]

Hello HubSpot Community, 

Thank you all for your incredible patience. We reckon an update is warranted. 

Unfortunately, this idea remains unplanned. The team is currently planning some really valuable, high-impact features (e.g. team goals, deal overlays, color coding the deals board) that fall higher on the priority list. We can't take this on. But we understand the need and see the value in a cloning feature. 

Fortunately, there's a workaround. You can use workflows to create a new deal and copy data from the existing deal. 

Thank you for making HubSpot CRM a better tool. 

[cfleishman]

Hello HubSpot community,

Thank you for your continued feedack here. I wanted to provide an update on the status of this idea. Cloning a deal is absolutely on a list of things we’d like to do. However, the list is long and time and resources are limited, so building this functionality is ultimately a question of priorities, and this is a lower priority compared to some of the other things we’re working on right now. We're continuing to keep an eye on the use cases provided in this idea and are always re-evaluating our top priorities, I'll be sure to update this thread when this is a more near-term priority. 

- Dylan 

[MobileDoorman]

Agree! Us too!

[Evans4316]

This idea was submitted over a year and a half ago with no response from Hubspot.  Any idea when it will be made a reality?

Is there any reason that it hasn't progressed at all?

[Thefunnelmaster]

It would make the sales team's life way easier if this feature was in place.

Glad to hear it's in the works!

[Roland_Cz]

If you are in the Deal, there is an Actions button with drop down arrow, yet no Clone feature so that you can then just change something like the date  

Why are the some of the most basic common sense features not standard in Hubspot??

[timfresen]

This would indeed be a useful feature. Especially after a data migration, allowing for a quick implementation of Hubspot without spending too much time on checking whether you're deleting the right deal.

[Andreea]

UP

[AdrienC]

me too! I'd love to be able to done this. 

[Anonymous]

YES! Please make this a priority! 

[natan]

Sad to see this doesn't exist yet especially with so many requests over two years. Would help us a lot too.

[DavidRivera23]

This is an awesome idea and needs to be in place. When I used to work in my prior companies, we were able to duplicate deals. 

[egbert]

UP yes plz

[TestingTime]

We would love to use this as well. Especially because some steps of the pipeline are synced automatically with our ordering tool via API and some steps are not.

[ChrisMartin]

Totally agree

[Bernard]

Would be really helpful to have this solution.

[rgschultz65]

Much needed feature!

Would love to upvote this idea but don't see how. If you could let me know how to do so I would be happy to do it.

Thanks!

[AshleyHovatter]

@rgschultz65 Do you see the little (it almost looks like the Facebook one) thumbs up on the original post? It is here you can upvote.

Hope this helps! 🙂

[KinseySullivan]

Definitely! This would make life so much easier. I think products should be cloned with the deal, too.

P.S. @karinamariotti you need to upvote this one 🙂

[karinamariotti]

This is a great idea! 

Cloning products or even creating a workflow where products could be automatically added would be great too!  This would provide flexibility for customers. 

[DebbieMakrinaki]

Agreed. We need this!!

[SarahG_YGD]

I would love this feature to clone deals as well! We sometimes have deals that break out into multiple phases and it would save a lot of time, not having to reenter all the notes and contacts. With Hubspot being a top rated CRM, I do not know how this feature is not available and has not been created since a lot of people in the community could use it.