# Array Column

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-column/2864>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [December 13, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-column/2864 "2019-12-13T16:33:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-column/2864/1 "2019-12-13T16:33:33Z")

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So If I have columns named Skills 1, Skills 2… Skills 6 it creates an array column in DATA named “Skills”.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/1/1e9eea3721c16efb58bc674972e4a43a239ac410.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/2/29f5ac0959bb48224286c9fe212ba2b6550e3527.png)

I want to be able to filter a layout based on the data in that one Skills array column. When I try to select that one array column in layout, the array column isn’t available, and I’m forced to select from the individual columns.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/2/2d789efb43d84e496d0673c6b439fe88caa3fd4d.png)

Is there a way to do this without concatenating all the columns on the spreadsheet? This is a viable workaround, but I think you intended that array column do do essentially the same thing.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/8/85a2599c9ee0f454012f8bba8017f3a846a14adc.png)

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-column/2864/2 "2019-12-23T17:40:45Z")

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From a programming standpoint, I know it’s most likely doable, but I’m sure the filter wasn’t initially intended to work with arrays. Currently I only assume that arrays are used for the image carousal, per user data, and multiple relations. I like your idea, but I suppose the filter is currently only coded to compare a single value to single value.

With that said, I do see that you can add multiple filter conditions now, so you could add a condition with OR’s for each individual column as opposed to creating a concatenated column in your sheet.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-column/2864/3 "2019-12-23T20:24:40Z")

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I was thinking tags when I made the columns. The multiple filter does solve my issue though, Thanks for the response.