# Chat Component - Additional Columns **URL:** \ **Category:** Report a Bug\ **Created:** [February 11, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316 "2026-02-11T00:51:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sdmaddir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sdmaddir/32/91938_2.png) [@sdmaddir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sdmaddir)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/1 "2026-02-11T00:51:40Z")
The Additional Columns should appear in the chat component configuration. After mapping the Display fields (Text, Timestamp, User photo, User name, User Email), I should see Additional Columns to store values for each new message. Without the Additional Columns I am not able to see who sent a message to me but I can see what the message is. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/2 "2026-02-11T01:35:25Z")
Can you share a screenshot of the right hand panel? ---
**Author:** ![sdmaddir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sdmaddir/32/91938_2.png) [@sdmaddir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sdmaddir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/3 "2026-02-28T15:09:27Z")
![Chat Messages Top Half of Right Screen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/b/6bcd2f8588f8ec57721efd6b6ca903608bd10cc4.png) ![Chat Messages Bottom Half OFRight Screen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/7/5754b0fd55be10c125b9fd2f463baf5beec89585.png) ---
**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:** [February 28, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/4 "2026-02-28T15:19:35Z")
What columns do you have available in your chat table besides user email and timestamp? ---
**Author:** ![sdmaddir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sdmaddir/32/91938_2.png) [@sdmaddir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sdmaddir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/5 "2026-02-28T15:25:05Z")
Row ID, User Email, Relation column to Users Table using User Email, User Photo, User Full Name, User Nick Name, Timestamp - Thank you Jeff ---
**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:** [February 28, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/6 "2026-02-28T15:59:34Z")
What more are you expecting? If those are the only columns available to write to, then that should be it. I see every writable column you listed available to fill in your screenshots. If you need more basic columns to write to in your chat table, you need to add them first. ---
**Author:** ![sdmaddir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sdmaddir/32/91938_2.png) [@sdmaddir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sdmaddir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/7 "2026-02-28T16:20:44Z")
With the current table structure and right side configuration of the chat component the issue I am having is, when I send a message I am able to see my name (the sender of message) and the message I sent, however, I am not able to see the name of the person who responded to the message but I am able to see the message response ---
**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:** [February 28, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/8 "2026-02-28T17:27:24Z")
Is the name coming from the user table? Do you have row owners applied to the user table? If so, you might be better off just creating and filling basic columns in the chat table with that information instead of relying on a relation and lookups. ---
**Author:** ![sdmaddir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sdmaddir/32/91938_2.png) [@sdmaddir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sdmaddir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/9 "2026-02-28T19:10:24Z")
[quote=“Jeff\_Hager, post:8, topic:86316”] Do you have row owners applied to the user table? - yes If so, you might be better off just creating and filling basic columns in the chat table with that information instead of relying on a relation and lookups. okay Thank you very much Jeff, that worked 😀 ---
**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:** [March 7, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/chat-component-additional-columns/86316/10 "2026-03-07T19:11:04Z")
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