# Audit trails columns in every form - Added by, Added On, Edited By and Edited On

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 2, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018 "2023-04-02T05:16:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![siraj-samsudeen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/siraj-samsudeen/32/54801_2.png) [@siraj-samsudeen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/siraj-samsudeen)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018/1 "2023-04-02T05:16:03Z")

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I add these fields in every form and configure them by deleting the existing text entries and adding special values/user profile values - is there a way to automate this process or make it more efficient?

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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:** [April 2, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018/2 "2023-04-02T05:46:28Z")

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The way you are doing it is the simplest way to do it.

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**Author:** ![siraj-samsudeen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/siraj-samsudeen/32/54801_2.png) [@siraj-samsudeen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/siraj-samsudeen)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018/3 "2023-04-02T06:34:09Z")

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What I find annoying is that sometimes it removes the config I have done and substitutes them with default Text Entry and Date Entry components - not sure when this happens though. So, I end up clicking through it many times.

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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:** [April 2, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018/4 "2023-04-02T08:07:58Z")

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Something doesn’t sound right.

Can you show me how these columns appear in the Glide Data Editor, and how you have configured the components that update them?

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**Author:** ![siraj-samsudeen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/siraj-samsudeen/32/54801_2.png) [@siraj-samsudeen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/siraj-samsudeen)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018/5 "2023-04-11T11:21:34Z")

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Hi Darren,

Sorry I am coming back after a gap. I have forgotten where this problem happened. For now, let me close this and get back if I find this issue again. Thanks for your efforts to help newcomers like me, Darren. Have a nice day.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audit-trails-columns-in-every-form-added-by-added-on-edited-by-and-edited-on/60018/6 "2023-04-12T11:21:49Z")

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