# Save custom actions for reuse in other tabs
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [February 16, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888 "2021-02-16T18:13:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@MaxB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaxB)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/1 "2021-02-16T18:13:53Z")
With the possibility of copying tabs should come the copy and reuse of custom actions as I have 3 screens with similar functions but just a different sheet and it’s such a waste of time to have to do it all over
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### Author:  [@Pablo\_books](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pablo_books)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/2 "2021-02-16T18:19:57Z")
Reusable compound actions are going to be here very soon. Read more about the future of glide [here](https://glideapps.com/2021)
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### Author:  [@Shiv](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shiv)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/7 "2021-06-23T19:03:58Z")
Any idea whats the ETA for this feature?
@Mark
-Shiv
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### Author:  [@adriasoce](https://community.glideapps.com/u/adriasoce)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/8 "2021-06-23T20:59:25Z")
Where did you find that?
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### Author:  [@Katrina\_Little](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Katrina_Little)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/10 "2022-03-11T15:30:47Z")
This feature is so important and would save loads of time, please build ASAP. 🙏
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### Author:  [@Gregory](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gregory)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/11 "2022-08-19T07:16:42Z")
Voted!
The possibility to save custom actions is very important !!!
I accidently changed the style of a tab (from details to sth else to details), didn’t know that undo would have been possible, and now all custom actions are gone (replaced by an empty action called compound. +1day of work.
I now let the style section collapsed.
edit: discard changes would have also been possible 😢
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### Author:  [@rayo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rayo)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/12 "2022-10-13T05:57:52Z")
seems like not as soon as expected.
any news on reusing compound actions anytime soon.
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### Author:  [@LostJackal42](https://community.glideapps.com/u/LostJackal42)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/13 "2022-10-24T22:15:07Z")
This is painful not to have. Please sort ASAP.
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### Author:  [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/14 "2022-10-24T22:27:13Z")
Painful not to have because you are having to rebuild actions or because you changed the screen style and lost all of the components and associated actions.
When I’ve spent a lot of time on a details/custom screen, to back it up I’ll duplicate it, add a “Backup” prefix, and hide it.
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### Author:  [@LostJackal42](https://community.glideapps.com/u/LostJackal42)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/15 "2022-10-24T22:52:53Z")
Because I have to rebuild them. Nice idea on the backup thanks.
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### Author:  [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/16 "2022-10-25T03:10:42Z")
You can also duplicate an entire project to back it up, again by renaming it with a prefix. If necessary, you can do a “copy all” and “paste” of components, that’ll work across projects.
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### Author:  [@kabookie](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kabookie)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/17 "2022-10-25T04:03:57Z")
Not sure why this topic is categorized as “solved” but where it would really work for me is when I’m creating custom actions based on dates - this example is how I am tracking clicks on a button on a project to understand how many times each listing is accessed by users during each month. If I could copy the “formula”, then I would not have to recreate it every time I use it in a new setting. Copying the button only works if the data is the same, which it is not for many queries.
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### Author:  [@user19](https://community.glideapps.com/u/user19)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/18 "2023-01-07T09:47:31Z")
same, or almost same action need in different type of screen. so, it’s not possible make by copy whole component.
basic component can’t do complicated logic - so, custom action really help, and some time really complicated.
each custom action get a name. so, why we can’t choice from dropdown list one of existed custom action?
yes, it can be not proper for use (in case of different tab, component and so on) - but it’s responsobility of app owner. sometimes it have to be modified. it’s ok.
please do it.
this feature not exist.
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/19 "2023-05-21T20:18:51Z")
This is shipped.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/save-custom-actions-for-reuse-in-other-tabs/22888/20 "2023-05-22T20:19:26Z")
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