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Meghan_Rose1
Jun 22, 2023 9:19 PM UTC

Copy/Move variable groups into other collections

I have been playing around with creating variables but realized I would rather have groups in separate collections, but cannot move them.

I would like to be able to duplicate an entire collection so I don’t have to manually re-create values and can remove what I don’t need from that collection OR simply be able to move groups into other collections.

[The title of this post was edited from “LAUNCHED: Copy/Move variable groups into other collections” to “Copy/Move variable groups into other collections” by a moderator on 17-Jan-2026.]

176 replies

Apr 18, 2024 8:49 AM UTC

It is needed during migration, when using a design system to be customised (see Material Design), etc.

Vincent_Filter
Apr 21, 2024 10:14 AM UTC

This is needed. It’s so painful to do this right now.

Piotr_Stanislawski
New Participant
Apr 23, 2024 9:21 PM UTC

Need this asap

Jordan_Hughes1
Apr 25, 2024 7:37 AM UTC

+1…

Some much needed features listed above if we’re to be able to manage variables efficiently

Tara_Price2
Active Member
Apr 25, 2024 10:57 PM UTC

Any update this? I really need to reorganize my variable structure, but can’t without breaking a lot of work.

Marsy
New Participant
May 3, 2024 10:29 AM UTC

+++
I NEED this

Neil7
New Participant
May 6, 2024 9:28 AM UTC

Really need this - Figma if you need a particiapnt in user testing or user interviews I am here. I am incorporating a huge legacy design system into variables and there is so much which could be improved for the user including the above. Currently I have to manually copy values one by one 🫠

Jens_Brandt
May 13, 2024 6:43 AM UTC

@dvaliao When do you start with this “feature”? I mean, if more and more people word with variables, this function is needed more and more. Variables are out of beta and my understanding was, that this basic function is in the “normal” version. Can please you give us an update on this?

Caveman
New Participant
May 15, 2024 2:09 AM UTC

need too mbok.

Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
May 15, 2024 7:02 AM UTC

This is a must have since starting out with variables is never accurate on first shot and then you are left living with those mistakes to avoid massive breaking changes 😕

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