# Choice Component selection in Memory
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881 "2020-07-21T12:30:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Coupons\_Deal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Coupons_Deal)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881/1 "2020-07-21T12:30:20Z")
I am working on a Choice Component and as per functionality a selection in Choice Component will be linked to a Column. My App is public so this selection will be overwritten as other users also make a choice. How to counter this?
Example: I have a choice Filter which populated Country. Based on country selected the items should be filter but country selection should be specific to that device and should be cleared if user navigates to other section.
Couldn’t find the topic so posting up.
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881/2 "2020-07-21T12:56:31Z")
Create a user specific column to hold the choice value.
[https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/user-specific-columns](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/user-specific-columns)
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### Author:  [@Coupons\_Deal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Coupons_Deal)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881/3 "2020-07-21T13:19:05Z")
So you mean without user login/Sign-In user specific column’s can work? And next time user comes back the value should be reset again.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881/4 "2020-07-21T13:19:44Z")
No, user-specific column can also work in a public setting.
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881/5 "2020-07-21T13:54:46Z")
User Specific columns work with public apps. Values are stored on the device and will be wiped when you force close and reopen the app
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-selection-in-memory/12881/6 "2025-02-23T22:42:47Z")