# Edit Taxon entry form **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [November 15, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/edit-taxon-entry-form/1402 "2023-11-15T09:02:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fedoras](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/fedoras/32/455_2.png) [@fedoras](https://speciforum.org/u/fedoras)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/edit-taxon-entry-form/1402/1 "2023-11-15T09:02:24Z")
We need to add a “YesNo2” to our taxon entry form, but it is not at all obvious how to do this. I can edit the collection object form under views, but where to edit the taxon form? Is this at all possible? ---
**Author:** ![AndyBentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/andybentley/32/534_2.png) [@AndyBentley](https://speciforum.org/u/AndyBentley)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/edit-taxon-entry-form/1402/2 "2023-11-15T16:01:52Z")
The taxon form should be a separate form in the views however, you may find that you are using the default form which will be found in the global.views.xml file in the config/backstop directory rather than in your discipline-specific forms. If you want to edit it you will need to copy the view and viewdef across to your discipline-specific file so that Specify reads it from there. ---
**Author:** ![fedoras](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/fedoras/32/455_2.png) [@fedoras](https://speciforum.org/u/fedoras)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/edit-taxon-entry-form/1402/3 "2023-11-15T19:37:21Z")
Thank you! This smells of Specify6 though… How do I do this in Specify7? Under Resources → View Sets → Global I found a “Common” file that defines the form amongst many other things. Do I need to copy this over to the Discipline branch? ---
**Author:** ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/edit-taxon-entry-form/1402/4 "2023-11-15T19:42:47Z")
You’ll need to copy the `` and `` for the `Taxon` table from the [global.views.xml](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/backstop/global.views.xml) file available in the Specify 6 repository on GitHub. > > In Specify 7.9.3, we are adding an improved form editor that will no longer require you to navigate to these files in Specify 6 or in the GitHub repository! ---
**Author:** ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/edit-taxon-entry-form/1402/5 "2023-11-15T19:46:30Z")
> [@fedoras](#): > > Under Resources → View Sets → Global I found a “Common” file that defines the form amongst many other things. Do I need to copy this over to the Discipline branch? You would not want to copy over the entire file to the discipline, just the `` and `` of the form you wish to modify! From our guide on [**Editing Forms**](https://speciforum.org/t/editing-forms/736#default-views-2): > `common.views.xml` and `global.views.xml` contain commonly used tables. > > That is, they are tables that are shared by most of the disciplines. For example, the Accession table is in the `common.views.xml` file. Removing the `status` field from the Accession table will remove the field in the Accession table for every discipline, unless you copy over the `` and `` components into your discipline-specific form definition before making changes. > > _The commonly used tables were not divided between the two files according to any particular rationale; therefore there is no way to intuit what table will be in either without checking._ > > - [**Discipline-specific views**](https://github.com/specify/specify6/tree/master/config) > - **[`botany.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/botany/manager/botany.views.xml)** > > - **[`fish.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/fish/manager/fish.views.xml)** > > - **[`mammals.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/mammal/manager/mammal.views.xml)** > > - **[`vascplant.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/vascplant/manager/botany.views.xml)** > > - **[`vertpaleo.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/vertpaleo/manager/vertpaleo.views.xml)** > > - **[`reptile.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/reptile/manager/reptile.views.xml)** > > - **[`invertpaleo.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/invertpaleo/manager/paleo.views.xml)** > > - **[`invertebrate.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/invertebrate/manager/invertebrate.views.xml)** > > - **[`ento.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/insect/manager/ento.views.xml)** > > - **[`herpetology.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/herpetology/manager/herpetology.views.xml)** > > - [**`bird.views.xml`**](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/bird/manager/bird.views.xml) > > - **[`common.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/common/common.views.xml)** > - **[`global.views.xml`](https://github.com/specify/specify6/blob/master/config/backstop/global.views.xml)**