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# Editing fields in bulk

Yes. With **bulk edit** you change the same field in one go for several items. You start the action in the [overview screen](https://support.robaws.com/en/article/using-overview-screens-10zscoo/) of a module: right-click a line and choose **bulk edit**. This works for standard fields as well as for [extra fields](https://support.robaws.com/en/article/working-with-extra-fields-1vwszk1/), and you can also clear a value.

You have two options: you change a property for **a number of selected items**, or for **all items in the overview**.

If you do not want to change a field value but to run a module action, such as booking invoices or sending them via Peppol, use [bulk actions](https://support.robaws.com/en/article/performing-an-action-in-bulk-1aue8z8/) instead.

![Bulk edits from the overview screen](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/e/a/d/f/eadf6dec760ec000/en-gs-15_45clq1.png)

||| A bulk edit cannot be undone. That is why Robaws first asks you to confirm before the action starts.

## Changing a property for a number of items

Use this when you only want to change a few lines.

1. **Select the lines** you want to change, using the checkboxes at the start of each line.
2. **Right-click** and choose **bulk edit**.
3. Select the **property** you want to change, for example the status.
4. Select the **new value**. Leave the field empty if you want to clear the value.
5. Choose **selected items**. That is also the default choice.
6. Click **execute for ... items** and confirm.

| Locked items are skipped. If every selected item is locked, Robaws asks you to select at least one item that is not locked.

## Changing a property for all items in the overview

This changes every line in the overview. Those are either all items of the module, or the items that are left after your [filters](https://support.robaws.com/en/article/using-filters-in-the-overview-screen-jhinln/) and search term. So filter first, to keep exactly the items you want to change.

1. Right-click any line in the overview and choose **bulk edit**.
2. Select the **property** you want to change.
3. Select the **new value**.
4. Choose **all items in view**.
5. Click **execute for ... items** and confirm.

## Result and error messages

You see a progress bar while the edit is running. If it succeeds, a message appears in the top right stating that the bulk edit has been completed, together with the number of items changed. If something goes wrong, you get an error message, for example that you do not have the right permissions for this action.

|| Read-only fields do not appear in the list of properties. You can therefore only bulk edit fields that can be edited.