Reuse Text from Existing BOEs

Feature Request: Reuse Text from Existing BOEs

Summary:
Enable users, while authoring a BOE, to search for and reuse text from any existing BOE they have permission to view. Users should be able to insert either the entire BOE text or selected sections directly into their current BOE, with configurable access controls that determine which BOEs are available for reuse.

Problem Statement:
Authors frequently create new BOEs that are nearly identical to prior ones (e.g., 99% the same wording). Today, they must manually locate the old BOE, copy text out of it, and paste it into the new BOE. This is slow, error-prone, and inconsistent, especially when users have access to many proposals. There is no streamlined, in-context way to find relevant existing BOEs and reuse their content while preserving appropriate access restrictions.

Proposed Solution:
Provide a “Reuse from existing BOE” capability within the BOE authoring interface.
Allow users to search or browse BOEs they have permission to access (e.g., all BOEs or only BOEs associated with proposals they can view, based on configurable access rules).
Display matching BOEs with preview capabilities so users can inspect sections of text before reusing them.
Enable users to insert either the full BOE text or selected sections/paragraphs into the current BOE at the cursor location.
Respect and enforce existing access controls so users only see and reuse content from BOEs they are authorized to view.
Optionally track and log which source BOE content was reused for auditability and future reference.

Benefits:
Substantially reduces time required to draft new BOEs that are similar to existing ones.
Improves consistency and quality by encouraging reuse of vetted, previously approved BOE language.
Decreases copy‑paste errors and formatting issues when reusing content across proposals.
Supports flexible governance by allowing organizations to configure whether users can access all BOEs or only those tied to specific proposals.
Enhances user satisfaction by streamlining a common, repetitive authoring workflow.