We have to create several copies of Items in each of our Groups. Currently, we duplicate each Item (row) several times. Unfortunately, every time I duplicate it adds, “(copy)” in the name field of each Project in the group. So, I have to go through each Project Item and delete the word “copy”. How do I stop “(copy)” from being included in my Item duplicates? Is there an option to stop the automated addition of “copy” to these fields when I duplicate?
There is no option to stop this unfortunately.
You can use the app Column Magic to remove them with an automation for when items are created, it can remove copy. At least its not manual!
Update Magic is a second option, which can do the duplicate and remove in a single action. This may be preferable, since it will consume less automations - if your duplication is by automation. But if its a manual duplication (or thats a regular part of your workflow) I’d use the Column Magic one.
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Thanks for the info! Not really looking to pay for another app. I will request it as a feature.
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I would expect it to be implement as a native feature sometime in 2038
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Can you provide me with an automation?
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I can provide it through the aforementioned Column Magic 
I do not know if or when monday.com will make it a native feature.
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Thanks for sharing the info. It help me a lot.
haha so true, they are slow with adding features but I yeah it’s a huge product so many things are going on
Here is 1 made
here the app link
https://auth.monday.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=c95874856f2ae436c1078e387b3f6944&response_type=install
it’s not listed yet I made it for myself use it, no cost
Just wanna help more here so if monday users needs bigger help they know whom to contact
Oh wow this is awesome! I’m looking into building applications and well the FAQ’s are a little confusing. Would you be able to provide detail on how you created this? Maybe we connect direct or whatever is best for you.
I created something like this but more of a webhook and its automated upon Duplicate automation inputs though I don’t know how to make this an App. Here is my github link, describing how I set it up.
Anthony11989/Copy-Remove-Suffix: Remove (Copy) Suffix from duplicated items in Monday.com
Thanks, boss.
I would suggest looking into these welcome apps by monday:
On the question of how I made it work:
when you use the Monday SDK, it provides you with context. So if your app is in different “real estates,” you get different context, like an item view or board view.
Once a user opens my app and selects items, in the client side (using the Monday SDK) fetches those items. Then I call a simple JS function to remove all the copies from the item. When you click “Remove Copy,” I call a mutation using the Monday SDK to update it.
I hope that helps.
I would recommend these docs:
Also, use Kapa AI. It’s really good. Just ask it how to do something or how to write queries, and it will do it for you.
One of the best uses of AI by the Monday team.
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I just tried the app and it was great! One issue is that it will work on the CRM workspace but not the Project Management workspace. It does not show up after I select the cells and click the app button. Any insight?
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Thanks a lot so many people DMed me about this app so I am actually making it live on marketplace very soon it’s under review now.
weird I tested the app on both CRM and Work management and it worked can you send me loom video here or DM me whatever works with you, or email me
Hey!
We have a small internal app - Remove (copy) suffix.
It is quite simple, there is just one automation you add to the board:
And done. It’s that simple.
App is in the process of review so it will be published in the marketplace. It will remain fully free.
So yeah, hope I helped!
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Just curious here so it will run on every item created right? ins’t it too much use for automations usages? wdyt
Yeah, it will I’m afraid. If you have any suggestions how we can optimize this so it does not run on every item created, I would love to hear it - Open to any suggestions that could improve this 
In my app my automation is passive users have to click a button to remove (copy)
Ayye! It’s me again… Circling back letting you know that I figured it out. I built an app using multi-item menu board. The app triggers when you select multiple duplicate item names that may have different data you want to pick and choose to combine once you’ve selected what you want and then create a new item with the same name and only the data you want.
Thanks again for the hints and mentioning about kapa ai
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awesome man sounds good, you are almost there but instead of creating the new item you can just update the existing item name with the changes
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