diff --git a/vtkm/cont/MergePartitionedDataSet.cxx b/vtkm/cont/MergePartitionedDataSet.cxx
index 896e7a6a4..34a7a91ad 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/MergePartitionedDataSet.cxx
+++ b/vtkm/cont/MergePartitionedDataSet.cxx
@@ -10,105 +10,378 @@
 #include <vtkm/cont/MergePartitionedDataSet.h>
 
 #include <vtkm/cont/ArrayCopy.h>
+#include <vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleGroupVecVariable.h>
 #include <vtkm/cont/ArrayHandleView.h>
+#include <vtkm/cont/ConvertNumComponentsToOffsets.h>
 #include <vtkm/cont/CoordinateSystem.h>
 #include <vtkm/cont/DataSet.h>
+#include <vtkm/cont/Logging.h>
 #include <vtkm/cont/PartitionedDataSet.h>
 #include <vtkm/cont/UnknownCellSet.h>
-#include <vtkm/worklet/CellDeepCopy.h>
+
+#include <vtkm/worklet/WorkletMapField.h>
+#include <vtkm/worklet/WorkletMapTopology.h>
+
+namespace
+{
+
+void CountPointsAndCells(const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet,
+                         vtkm::Id& numPointsTotal,
+                         vtkm::Id& numCellsTotal)
+{
+  numPointsTotal = 0;
+  numCellsTotal = 0;
+
+  for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions();
+       ++partitionId)
+  {
+    vtkm::cont::DataSet partition = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId);
+    numPointsTotal += partition.GetNumberOfPoints();
+    numCellsTotal += partition.GetNumberOfCells();
+  }
+}
+
+struct PassCellShapesNumIndices : vtkm::worklet::WorkletVisitCellsWithPoints
+{
+  using ControlSignature = void(CellSetIn inputTopology, FieldOut shapes, FieldOut numIndices);
+  using ExecutionSignature = void(CellShape, PointCount, _2, _3);
+
+  template <typename CellShape>
+  VTKM_EXEC void operator()(const CellShape& inShape,
+                            vtkm::IdComponent inNumIndices,
+                            vtkm::UInt8& outShape,
+                            vtkm::IdComponent& outNumIndices) const
+  {
+    outShape = inShape.Id;
+    outNumIndices = inNumIndices;
+  }
+};
+
+void MergeShapes(const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet,
+                 vtkm::Id numCellsTotal,
+                 vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8>& shapes,
+                 vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::IdComponent>& numIndices)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::Invoker invoke;
+
+  shapes.Allocate(numCellsTotal);
+  numIndices.Allocate(numCellsTotal);
+
+  vtkm::Id cellStartIndex = 0;
+  for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions();
+       ++partitionId)
+  {
+    vtkm::cont::DataSet partition = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId);
+    vtkm::Id numCellsPartition = partition.GetNumberOfCells();
+
+    auto shapesView = vtkm::cont::make_ArrayHandleView(shapes, cellStartIndex, numCellsPartition);
+    auto numIndicesView =
+      vtkm::cont::make_ArrayHandleView(numIndices, cellStartIndex, numCellsPartition);
+
+    invoke(PassCellShapesNumIndices{}, partition.GetCellSet(), shapesView, numIndicesView);
+
+    cellStartIndex += numCellsPartition;
+  }
+  VTKM_ASSERT(cellStartIndex == numCellsTotal);
+}
+
+struct PassCellIndices : vtkm::worklet::WorkletVisitCellsWithPoints
+{
+  using ControlSignature = void(CellSetIn inputTopology, FieldOut pointIndices);
+  using ExecutionSignature = void(PointIndices, _2);
+
+  vtkm::Id IndexOffset;
+
+  PassCellIndices(vtkm::Id indexOffset)
+    : IndexOffset(indexOffset)
+  {
+  }
+
+  template <typename InPointIndexType, typename OutPointIndexType>
+  VTKM_EXEC void operator()(const InPointIndexType& inPoints, OutPointIndexType& outPoints) const
+  {
+    vtkm::IdComponent numPoints = inPoints.GetNumberOfComponents();
+    VTKM_ASSERT(numPoints == outPoints.GetNumberOfComponents());
+    for (vtkm::IdComponent pointIndex = 0; pointIndex < numPoints; pointIndex++)
+    {
+      outPoints[pointIndex] = inPoints[pointIndex] + this->IndexOffset;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+void MergeIndices(const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet,
+                  const vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>& offsets,
+                  vtkm::Id numIndicesTotal,
+                  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>& indices)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::Invoker invoke;
+
+  indices.Allocate(numIndicesTotal);
+
+  vtkm::Id pointStartIndex = 0;
+  vtkm::Id cellStartIndex = 0;
+  for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions();
+       ++partitionId)
+  {
+    vtkm::cont::DataSet partition = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId);
+    vtkm::Id numCellsPartition = partition.GetNumberOfCells();
+
+    auto offsetsView =
+      vtkm::cont::make_ArrayHandleView(offsets, cellStartIndex, numCellsPartition + 1);
+    auto indicesGroupView = vtkm::cont::make_ArrayHandleGroupVecVariable(indices, offsetsView);
+
+    invoke(PassCellIndices{ pointStartIndex }, partition.GetCellSet(), indicesGroupView);
+
+    pointStartIndex += partition.GetNumberOfPoints();
+    cellStartIndex += numCellsPartition;
+  }
+  VTKM_ASSERT(cellStartIndex == (offsets.GetNumberOfValues() - 1));
+}
+
+vtkm::cont::CellSetExplicit<> MergeCellSets(
+  const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet,
+  vtkm::Id numPointsTotal,
+  vtkm::Id numCellsTotal)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8> shapes;
+  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::IdComponent> numIndices;
+  MergeShapes(partitionedDataSet, numCellsTotal, shapes, numIndices);
+
+  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id> offsets;
+  vtkm::Id numIndicesTotal;
+  vtkm::cont::ConvertNumComponentsToOffsets(numIndices, offsets, numIndicesTotal);
+  numIndices.ReleaseResources();
+
+  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id> indices;
+  MergeIndices(partitionedDataSet, offsets, numIndicesTotal, indices);
+
+  vtkm::cont::CellSetExplicit<> outCells;
+  outCells.Fill(numPointsTotal, shapes, indices, offsets);
+  return outCells;
+}
+
+struct ClearPartitionWorklet : vtkm::worklet::WorkletMapField
+{
+  using ControlSignature = void(FieldIn indices, WholeArrayInOut array);
+  using ExecutionSignature = void(WorkIndex, _2);
+
+  vtkm::Id IndexOffset;
+
+  ClearPartitionWorklet(vtkm::Id indexOffset)
+    : IndexOffset(indexOffset)
+  {
+  }
+
+  template <typename OutPortalType>
+  VTKM_EXEC void operator()(vtkm::Id index, OutPortalType& outPortal) const
+  {
+    // It's weird to get a value from a portal only to override it, but the expect type
+    // is weird (a variable-sized Vec), so this is the only practical way to set it.
+    auto outVec = outPortal.Get(index + this->IndexOffset);
+    for (vtkm::IdComponent comp = 0; comp < outVec.GetNumberOfComponents(); ++comp)
+    {
+      outVec[comp] = 0;
+    }
+    // Shouldn't really do anything.
+    outPortal.Set(index + this->IndexOffset, outVec);
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename OutArrayHandle>
+void ClearPartition(OutArrayHandle& outArray, vtkm::Id startIndex, vtkm::Id numValues)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::Invoker invoke;
+  invoke(ClearPartitionWorklet{ startIndex }, vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleIndex(numValues), outArray);
+}
+
+struct CopyPartitionWorklet : vtkm::worklet::WorkletMapField
+{
+  using ControlSignature = void(FieldIn sourceArray, WholeArrayInOut mergedArray);
+  using ExecutionSignature = void(WorkIndex, _1, _2);
+
+  vtkm::Id IndexOffset;
+
+  CopyPartitionWorklet(vtkm::Id indexOffset)
+    : IndexOffset(indexOffset)
+  {
+  }
+
+  template <typename InVecType, typename OutPortalType>
+  VTKM_EXEC void operator()(vtkm::Id index, const InVecType& inVec, OutPortalType& outPortal) const
+  {
+    // It's weird to get a value from a portal only to override it, but the expect type
+    // is weird (a variable-sized Vec), so this is the only practical way to set it.
+    auto outVec = outPortal.Get(index + this->IndexOffset);
+    VTKM_ASSERT(inVec.GetNumberOfComponents() == outVec.GetNumberOfComponents());
+    for (vtkm::IdComponent comp = 0; comp < outVec.GetNumberOfComponents(); ++comp)
+    {
+      outVec[comp] = static_cast<typename decltype(outVec)::ComponentType>(inVec[comp]);
+    }
+    // Shouldn't really do anything.
+    outPortal.Set(index + this->IndexOffset, outVec);
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename OutArrayHandle>
+void CopyPartition(const vtkm::cont::Field& inField, OutArrayHandle& outArray, vtkm::Id startIndex)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::Invoker invoke;
+  using ComponentType = typename OutArrayHandle::ValueType::ComponentType;
+  if (inField.GetData().IsBaseComponentType<ComponentType>())
+  {
+    invoke(CopyPartitionWorklet{ startIndex },
+           inField.GetData().ExtractArrayFromComponents<ComponentType>(),
+           outArray);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    VTKM_LOG_S(vtkm::cont::LogLevel::Info,
+               "Discovered mismatched types for field " << inField.GetName()
+                                                        << ". Requires extra copy.");
+    invoke(CopyPartitionWorklet{ startIndex },
+           inField.GetDataAsDefaultFloat().ExtractArrayFromComponents<vtkm::FloatDefault>(),
+           outArray);
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename HasFieldFunctor, typename GetFieldFunctor>
+vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle MergeArray(vtkm::Id numPartitions,
+                                          HasFieldFunctor&& hasField,
+                                          GetFieldFunctor&& getField,
+                                          vtkm::Id totalSize)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle mergedArray = getField(0).GetData().NewInstanceBasic();
+  mergedArray.Allocate(totalSize);
+
+  vtkm::Id startIndex = 0;
+  for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < numPartitions; ++partitionId)
+  {
+    vtkm::Id partitionSize;
+    if (hasField(partitionId, partitionSize))
+    {
+      vtkm::cont::Field sourceField = getField(partitionId);
+      mergedArray.CastAndCallWithExtractedArray(
+        [=](auto array) { CopyPartition(sourceField, array, startIndex); });
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      mergedArray.CastAndCallWithExtractedArray(
+        [=](auto array) { ClearPartition(array, startIndex, partitionSize); });
+    }
+    startIndex += partitionSize;
+  }
+  VTKM_ASSERT(startIndex == totalSize);
+
+  return mergedArray;
+}
+
+vtkm::cont::CoordinateSystem MergeCoordinateSystem(
+  const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet,
+  vtkm::IdComponent coordId,
+  vtkm::Id numPointsTotal)
+{
+  std::string coordName = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetCoordinateSystem(coordId).GetName();
+  auto hasField = [&](vtkm::Id partitionId, vtkm::Id& partitionSize) -> bool {
+    vtkm::cont::DataSet partition = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId);
+    partitionSize = partition.GetNumberOfPoints();
+    // Should partitions match coordinates on name or coordinate id? They both should match, but
+    // for now let's go by id and check the name.
+    if (partition.GetNumberOfCoordinateSystems() <= coordId)
+    {
+      VTKM_LOG_S(vtkm::cont::LogLevel::Warn,
+                 "When merging partitions, partition "
+                   << partitionId << " is missing coordinate system with index " << coordId);
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (partition.GetCoordinateSystem(coordId).GetName() != coordName)
+    {
+      VTKM_LOG_S(vtkm::cont::LogLevel::Warn,
+                 "When merging partitions, partition "
+                   << partitionId << " reported a coordinate system with name '"
+                   << partition.GetCoordinateSystem(coordId).GetName()
+                   << "' instead of expected name '" << coordName << "'");
+    }
+    return true;
+  };
+  auto getField = [&](vtkm::Id partitionId) -> vtkm::cont::Field {
+    return partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId).GetCoordinateSystem(coordId);
+  };
+  vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle mergedArray =
+    MergeArray(partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions(), hasField, getField, numPointsTotal);
+  return vtkm::cont::CoordinateSystem{ coordName, mergedArray };
+}
+
+vtkm::cont::Field MergeField(const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet,
+                             vtkm::IdComponent fieldId,
+                             vtkm::Id numPointsTotal,
+                             vtkm::Id numCellsTotal)
+{
+  vtkm::cont::Field referenceField = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetField(fieldId);
+  vtkm::Id totalSize = 0;
+  switch (referenceField.GetAssociation())
+  {
+    case vtkm::cont::Field::Association::POINTS:
+      totalSize = numPointsTotal;
+      break;
+    case vtkm::cont::Field::Association::CELL_SET:
+      totalSize = numCellsTotal;
+      break;
+    default:
+      VTKM_LOG_S(vtkm::cont::LogLevel::Info,
+                 "Skipping merge of field '" << referenceField.GetName()
+                                             << "' because it has an unsupported association.");
+      return referenceField;
+  }
+
+  auto hasField = [&](vtkm::Id partitionId, vtkm::Id& partitionSize) -> bool {
+    vtkm::cont::DataSet partition = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId);
+    if (partition.HasField(referenceField.GetName(), referenceField.GetAssociation()))
+    {
+      partitionSize = partition.GetField(referenceField.GetName(), referenceField.GetAssociation())
+                        .GetData()
+                        .GetNumberOfValues();
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      VTKM_LOG_S(vtkm::cont::LogLevel::Info,
+                 "Partition " << partitionId << " does not have field "
+                              << referenceField.GetName());
+      switch (referenceField.GetAssociation())
+      {
+        case vtkm::cont::Field::Association::POINTS:
+          partitionSize = partition.GetNumberOfPoints();
+          break;
+        case vtkm::cont::Field::Association::CELL_SET:
+          partitionSize = partition.GetNumberOfCells();
+          break;
+        default:
+          partitionSize = 0;
+          break;
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+  auto getField = [&](vtkm::Id partitionId) -> vtkm::cont::Field {
+    return partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId)
+      .GetField(referenceField.GetName(), referenceField.GetAssociation());
+  };
+  vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle mergedArray =
+    MergeArray(partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions(), hasField, getField, totalSize);
+  return vtkm::cont::Field{ referenceField.GetName(),
+                            referenceField.GetAssociation(),
+                            mergedArray };
+}
+
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 namespace vtkm
 {
 namespace cont
 {
 
-struct TransferCellsFunctor
-{
-  template <typename T>
-  VTKM_CONT void operator()(const T& cellSetIn,
-                            vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8>& shapes,
-                            vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>& numIndices,
-                            vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>& connectivity,
-                            vtkm::Id pointStartIndex) const
-  {
-    // allocate shapes and numIndices
-    vtkm::Id cellStartIndex = shapes.GetNumberOfValues();
-    shapes.Allocate(cellStartIndex + cellSetIn.GetNumberOfCells(), vtkm::CopyFlag::On);
-    numIndices.Allocate(cellStartIndex + cellSetIn.GetNumberOfCells(), vtkm::CopyFlag::On);
-
-    // fill the view of numIndices
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleView<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>> viewArrayNumIndices(
-      numIndices, cellStartIndex, cellSetIn.GetNumberOfCells());
-    vtkm::cont::Invoker invoke;
-    invoke(vtkm::worklet::CellDeepCopy::CountCellPoints{}, cellSetIn, viewArrayNumIndices);
-
-    // convert numIndices to offsets and derive numberOfConnectivity
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id> offsets;
-    vtkm::Id numberOfConnectivity;
-    vtkm::cont::ConvertNumComponentsToOffsets(viewArrayNumIndices, offsets, numberOfConnectivity);
-
-    // allocate connectivity
-    vtkm::Id connectivityStartIndex = connectivity.GetNumberOfValues();
-    connectivity.Allocate(connectivityStartIndex + numberOfConnectivity, vtkm::CopyFlag::On);
-
-    // fill the view of shapes and connectivity
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleView<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8>> viewArrayShapes(
-      shapes, cellStartIndex, cellSetIn.GetNumberOfCells());
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleView<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>> viewArrayConnectivity(
-      connectivity, connectivityStartIndex, numberOfConnectivity);
-    invoke(vtkm::worklet::CellDeepCopy::PassCellStructure{},
-           cellSetIn,
-           viewArrayShapes,
-           vtkm::cont::make_ArrayHandleGroupVecVariable(viewArrayConnectivity, offsets));
-    shapes.ReleaseResourcesExecution();
-    offsets.ReleaseResourcesExecution();
-    connectivity.ReleaseResourcesExecution();
-
-    // point the connectivity to the point indices of this partition
-    vtkm::cont::Algorithm::Transform(
-      vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleConstant<vtkm::Id>(pointStartIndex, numberOfConnectivity),
-      viewArrayConnectivity,
-      viewArrayConnectivity,
-      vtkm::Sum());
-  }
-};
-
-void TransferCells(const vtkm::cont::UnknownCellSet& cellSetIn,
-                   vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8>& shapes,
-                   vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>& numIndices,
-                   vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id>& connectivity,
-                   vtkm::Id startIndex)
-{
-  vtkm::cont::CastAndCall(
-    cellSetIn, TransferCellsFunctor{}, shapes, numIndices, connectivity, startIndex);
-}
-
-struct TransferArrayFunctor
-{
-  template <typename T, typename S>
-  VTKM_CONT void operator()(const vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<T, S>& arrayIn,
-                            vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle& arrayOut,
-                            vtkm::Id startIndex) const
-  {
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleView<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<T>> viewArrayOut(
-      arrayOut.AsArrayHandle<vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<T>>(),
-      startIndex,
-      arrayIn.GetNumberOfValues());
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayCopy(arrayIn, viewArrayOut);
-  }
-};
-
-void TransferArray(const vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle& arrayIn,
-                   vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle& arrayOut,
-                   vtkm::Id startIndex)
-{
-  arrayIn.CastAndCallForTypes<
-    VTKM_DEFAULT_TYPE_LIST,
-    vtkm::List<vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic, vtkm::cont::StorageTagUniformPoints>>(
-    TransferArrayFunctor{}, arrayOut, startIndex);
-}
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 VTKM_CONT
 vtkm::cont::DataSet MergePartitionedDataSet(
   const vtkm::cont::PartitionedDataSet& partitionedDataSet)
@@ -116,103 +389,27 @@ vtkm::cont::DataSet MergePartitionedDataSet(
   // verify correctnees of data
   VTKM_ASSERT(partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions() > 0);
 
-  vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle coordsOut;
-  vtkm::cont::ArrayCopy(
-    partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetCoordinateSystem().GetDataAsMultiplexer(), coordsOut);
-  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8> shapes;
-  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id> numIndices;
-  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id> connectivity;
-  vtkm::Id numberOfPointsSoFar = 0;
-  for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions();
-       partitionId++)
+  vtkm::Id numPointsTotal;
+  vtkm::Id numCellsTotal;
+  CountPointsAndCells(partitionedDataSet, numPointsTotal, numCellsTotal);
+
+  vtkm::cont::DataSet outputData;
+  outputData.SetCellSet(MergeCellSets(partitionedDataSet, numPointsTotal, numCellsTotal));
+
+  vtkm::cont::DataSet partition0 = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0);
+  for (vtkm::IdComponent coordId = 0; coordId < partition0.GetNumberOfCoordinateSystems();
+       ++coordId)
   {
-    auto partition = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId);
-
-    // Transfer points
-    auto coordsIn = partition.GetCoordinateSystem().GetDataAsMultiplexer();
-    coordsOut.Allocate(numberOfPointsSoFar + partition.GetNumberOfPoints(), vtkm::CopyFlag::On);
-    TransferArray(coordsIn, coordsOut, numberOfPointsSoFar);
-
-    // Transfer cells
-    vtkm::cont::UnknownCellSet cellset;
-    cellset = partition.GetCellSet();
-    TransferCells(cellset, shapes, numIndices, connectivity, numberOfPointsSoFar);
-
-    numberOfPointsSoFar += partition.GetNumberOfPoints();
+    outputData.AddCoordinateSystem(
+      MergeCoordinateSystem(partitionedDataSet, coordId, numPointsTotal));
   }
 
-  // create dataset
-  vtkm::cont::CellSetExplicit<> cellSet;
-  vtkm::Id nPts = static_cast<vtkm::Id>(coordsOut.GetNumberOfValues());
-  vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Id> offsets;
-  vtkm::cont::Algorithm::ScanExtended(numIndices, offsets);
-  cellSet.Fill(nPts, shapes, connectivity, offsets);
-  vtkm::cont::DataSet derivedDataSet;
-  derivedDataSet.AddCoordinateSystem(vtkm::cont::CoordinateSystem(
-    partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetCoordinateSystem().GetName(), coordsOut));
-  derivedDataSet.SetCellSet(cellSet);
-
-  // Transfer fields
-  for (vtkm::IdComponent f = 0; f < partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetNumberOfFields(); f++)
+  for (vtkm::IdComponent fieldId = 0; fieldId < partition0.GetNumberOfFields(); ++fieldId)
   {
-    std::string name = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetField(f).GetName();
-    vtkm::cont::UnknownArrayHandle outFieldHandle;
-    vtkm::cont::ArrayCopy(partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetField(name).GetData(),
-                          outFieldHandle);
-
-    if (partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(0).GetField(name).IsFieldCell())
-    {
-      outFieldHandle.Allocate(derivedDataSet.GetNumberOfCells());
-      vtkm::Id numberOfCellValuesSoFar = 0;
-      for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions();
-           partitionId++)
-      {
-        try
-        {
-          auto cellField = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId).GetField(name).GetData();
-          TransferArray(cellField, outFieldHandle, numberOfCellValuesSoFar);
-        }
-        catch (const vtkm::cont::Error& error)
-        {
-          std::cout << "Partition 0 contains an array that partition " << partitionId
-                    << " does not contain. The merged Dataset will have random values where values "
-                       "were missing."
-                    << std::endl;
-          std::cout << error.GetMessage() << std::endl;
-        }
-        numberOfCellValuesSoFar += partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId).GetNumberOfCells();
-      }
-      derivedDataSet.AddCellField(name, outFieldHandle);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      outFieldHandle.Allocate(derivedDataSet.GetNumberOfPoints());
-      vtkm::Id numberOfPointValuesSoFar = 0;
-      for (vtkm::Id partitionId = 0; partitionId < partitionedDataSet.GetNumberOfPartitions();
-           partitionId++)
-      {
-        try
-        {
-          auto pointField = partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId).GetField(name).GetData();
-          TransferArray(pointField, outFieldHandle, numberOfPointValuesSoFar);
-        }
-        //        catch (vtkm::cont::ErrorBadValue& error)
-        catch (const vtkm::cont::Error& error)
-        {
-          std::cout << "Partition 0 contains an array that partition " << partitionId
-                    << " does not contain. The merged Dataset will have random values where values "
-                       "were missing."
-                    << std::endl;
-          std::cout << error.GetMessage() << std::endl;
-        }
-        numberOfPointValuesSoFar +=
-          partitionedDataSet.GetPartition(partitionId).GetNumberOfPoints();
-      }
-      derivedDataSet.AddPointField(name, outFieldHandle);
-    }
+    outputData.AddField(MergeField(partitionedDataSet, fieldId, numPointsTotal, numCellsTotal));
   }
 
-  return derivedDataSet;
+  return outputData;
 }
 
 }