# Import Cuts -Updating Specific Shot Fields

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/import-cuts-updating-specific-shot-fields/8173>\
**Category:** RV\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/import-cuts-updating-specific-shot-fields/8173 "2020-04-14T13:19:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![brandon.foster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/brandon.foster/32/91_2.png) [@brandon.foster](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/brandon.foster)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/import-cuts-updating-specific-shot-fields/8173/2 "2020-04-15T12:03:39Z")

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Hey Ben!

You can chose whether or not the Shot fields get updated during the Cut import. You can read more about how that works here:

> **[Updating Shot information](https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/hc/en-us/articles/220011448)**
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> Thanks to its ability to recognize and match events in an EDL to Shots in Shotgun, Import Cut can also help save time by automatically updating Shot information based on the changes it found in the...

Regarding finding the fields on your Shot page, those “Raw” fields are actually underlying cut fields which used to drive what were referred to as “Smart Cut” fields which are on the deprecation block. You can find them in the Site Prefs Page: `Advanced > Show "smart cut fields" in menus` section. If enabled, you’ll this section at the bottom of your field options on a Shots page:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/original/2X/8/8a106292f4244711824184f8613c36b4944925cb.png)

Once deprecated, we’ll stop populating those older fields (no timeline on that yet).

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