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So I created a custom field called "How did you hear about this event?" and several multiple choice options, then put it in a profile for event participants.

Now I want to use this question again, for a different event, i.e., exposed in a different profile. But for Event #2, I want different multiple choice options. Is there a way I can re-use the existing custom field, but display different multiple choice options in a different profile? I considered disabling the multiple choice options for event #1 and enabling new options for event #2, but the problem is that I want both profiles to be active at the same time (because registration is open for two different events at the same time).

The alternative seems to be setting up a new "How did you hear about this event?" field for each event, which seems like it defeats the purpose of being able to reuse custom fields & a good way to clutter my database.

Am I overlooking another way to do this?

Thanks.