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title: "Multi-Edit"
description: "More than one device needs the same information but editing every single one individually is tedious. This is a guide to Multi-Edit."
category: "Knowledge Base"
subcategory: "Collection"
last_updated: "2025-11-25"
source_url: "https://docs.xeox.com/knowledge-base/1tsADjnvsqfNJwHKuwpWZK/multi-edit/gxewyaB1QUKM1D3ZY8Ajwx"
---

# Multi-Edit

## Problem

More than one device needs the same information but editing every single one individually is tedious.

## Solution

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/5995af6c9c1b79cb.png)

Multi-Edit can be particularly helpful in situations where the same information needs to be added to multiple devices, such as when a few devices have been ordered and you want to add the order number or another piece of information. Rather than editing each device individually, you can select the relevant devices and make the changes simultaneously, making the process less laborious.

To use Multi-Edit, simply navigate to **Devices**, select the device(s) you wish to edit by checking the box on the left-hand side, and click on **Hardware - Multi-Edit**. The fields marked green are those that are the same on each device, any other in black are different in at least one device.

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/66b0cc608d5fa8c9.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/9dbc1396655be2a9.png)

## Hardware type update

Select **Devices -> Column -> Current Hardware Type** to see if your hardware type is different from inventory.

Select the hardware you want to edit and click **Multi-Edit**. In oder to use the inventory hardware type, click the **checkbox** next to the hardware type field called **Use Hardware Type from Inventory**.

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/3f6f26873d052093.png)

By selecting **Use Hardware Type from Inventory**, your current hardware type will be substituted for the calculated hardware type from the inventory.

## Current site

Similar to updating the hardware type, you can also set the current site for multiple devices using Multi-Edit. To do this, select the devices you want to edit from the **CMDB** and click on the **Multi-Edit** button under **Hardware**. Then, choose **Site Calculate from IP** to automatically calculate the current site.

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/1ea51d0a81645291.png)