# \[FEATURE\] Add option to change paste method between merge and overwrite

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-option-to-change-paste-method-between-merge-and-overwrite/42382>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-option-to-change-paste-method-between-merge-and-overwrite/42382 "2021-01-19T02:37:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-option-to-change-paste-method-between-merge-and-overwrite/42382/1 "2021-01-19T02:37:44Z")

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[https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/set-default-behaviour-for-pasting-json-overwrite-or-merge](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/set-default-behaviour-for-pasting-json-overwrite-or-merge)

When copying and pasting json (tags at least, haven’t confirmed View components), the paste method when pasting json that defines things that already exist is to _ **merge** _ the json into the existing. This, most of the time for me, is not what I want to do. I usually copy the json out, edit it, and want to _ **overwrite** _ the original definitions. It would be super helpful if there was either a setting in the designer properties or a prompt when you’re pasting json to select which method to use.