# Action "Set columns" won't set boolean but strings as\[ 'TRUE \] \[ 'FALSE \]

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-columns-wont-set-boolean-but-strings-as-true-false/24252>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-columns-wont-set-boolean-but-strings-as-true-false/24252 "2021-03-14T15:59:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Milan\_Balogh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/milan_balogh/32/22918_2.png) [@Milan\_Balogh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Milan_Balogh)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-columns-wont-set-boolean-but-strings-as-true-false/24252/11 "2021-03-15T14:01:10Z")

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So this is obviously a bug and the workaround is cumbersome, but at least works (thanks @Manan_Mehta )

Create a boolean value somewhere for both TRUE and FALSE:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/8/b810943a89cdc9fe8105e7debe06d60f0befc28c.png)  
Go to the same table you’d want to write boolean values to by a ‘Set columns’ action and create a Singe value column pulling in the boolean value:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/3/e3e98b12d9eb37a42dd30d34815c135f87dd8acc.png)

Then assign these instead of typing (TRUE or true, doesn’t matter, it would pass it onto sheets with an apostrophe 😠):

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/7/d77a0a1797e3fdd917a40221bad9680676550222.png)

**My suggestion for a fix would be:**

 ![booleanfix](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/d/9d1e6ba848c31c3b0e7fc10a145c1a2c72c7b09b.jpeg)

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