# Action write to column

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-write-to-column/73872
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Tags:** actions
**Created:** [June 4, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-write-to-column/73872 "2024-06-04T21:01:36Z")
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### Author: ![robbielobster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@robbielobster](https://community.glideapps.com/u/robbielobster)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-write-to-column/73872/1 "2024-06-04T21:01:36Z")

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I am trying to use an action to write the current date/time to a specific row. I am using Data\> set column value. For the row selection, the only option is ‘this item’ - the first row in the table.

I want it to write in a specific row - where the ‘stop time’ value is empty.

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### Author: ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-write-to-column/73872/2 "2024-06-04T21:41:23Z")

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Create a single relation to the row you want to write to, then you can use Set Column Values via that relation.