# Cannot clear user-specific column values in bulk (For Each Row → Clear value doesn’t work)
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/cannot-clear-user-specific-column-values-in-bulk-for-each-row-clear-value-doesn-t-work/86057
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**Created:** [January 18, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cannot-clear-user-specific-column-values-in-bulk-for-each-row-clear-value-doesn-t-work/86057 "2026-01-18T19:03:27Z")
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### Author:  [@scotfield123](https://community.glideapps.com/u/scotfield123)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cannot-clear-user-specific-column-values-in-bulk-for-each-row-clear-value-doesn-t-work/86057/1 "2026-01-18T19:03:27Z")
Hi everyone,
I’m building an audit app in Glide and I’m stuck on clearing data in **user-specific columns**.
**Setup:**
- I have a **Questions** table
- Columns like `answer`, `photos`, `notes` are **user-specific**
- Each user can have only **one audit in progress at a time** , but multiple users can audit at the same time
**What I need:**
After generating a document (end of audit), I need to **clear the values of a user-specific column for all rows** in the Questions table **for the current user only**.
I have a workflow with a loop through the table and set column value - clear value but it doesn’t clear the user specific column. if i set it up to clear a not user specific column it does it.
Can someone help, please?
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cannot-clear-user-specific-column-values-in-bulk-for-each-row-clear-value-doesn-t-work/86057/2 "2026-01-18T21:14:36Z")
Workflows that allow looping run server side, so they do not run as a specific user and thus cannot access user specific columns. Only the App Interaction workflow can access user specific columns because it runs client side as the user that is signed in. Unfortunately the App Interaction workflow does not allow looping through multiple rows. A bit of oversight on Glide’s part and a very frustrating limitation.
My best suggestion is a method that I use, which is a bit of smoke and mirrors, but very effective.
> [@Clear Whole Column PLEASE‼️](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-whole-column-please/85525/7):
>
> This is the concept. This is a working copyable template. Not exactly a replica of what you want, but enough to get an idea of the fundamentals. You’ll probably want to copy the template because I didn’t think it works correctly in the preview. I do actually have a copy of my shopping cart concept, but it was auto converted from a classic app, so it’s current missing some key functionality. If I have time in the next day or two, I’ll try to rework it and share a template of it. Here’s …