# Button configure action: set column values does not work

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-configure-action-set-column-values-does-not-work/81125>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 2, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-configure-action-set-column-values-does-not-work/81125 "2025-04-02T16:48:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xiaoyang\_Shi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/xiaoyang_shi/32/86793_2.png) [@Xiaoyang\_Shi](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Xiaoyang_Shi)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-configure-action-set-column-values-does-not-work/81125/1 "2025-04-02T16:48:23Z")

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So this is my first page of the app, my plan is after a new customer click the button the "start(chinese‘’开始‘）’button

 ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/f/efde571f129c00fd6c8906cd1748735e01d6af54.png)

(here is my setup):

 ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/8/48f3bf2b05a195dfbedebeaefa67554fd13d4e90.png)  
and my data page - users table - role column will auto fill up the word" user".  
 ![3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/e/6ee521d2012412200cee1bf4f39b3cc294baf578.png)

But I tested a lot of times, the word ‘user’ never appear. Can anyone help?

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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:** [April 2, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-configure-action-set-column-values-does-not-work/81125/2 "2025-04-02T16:57:52Z")

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Roles cannot be assigned via the app.

> **[Roles | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/roles)**
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> Define roles for your users and build different experiences and permissions.

 ![1000004934](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/7/27a2c165c20be7df6158a169b683de2bab2083f6.png)

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**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-configure-action-set-column-values-does-not-work/81125/3 "2025-04-02T17:08:46Z")

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The only way to assign role via the app is to use webhook workflow and trigger that workflow from the call api action.