# Comments can't be linked to UID?
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [November 18, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123 "2019-11-18T21:28:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Rogelio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rogelio)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/1 "2019-11-18T21:28:55Z")
Having a `UID` on new entries is great, but I can’t link `comments` to the same `UID` value on the original item. Am I missing something here? 🤔
These are the special values being added to the original post and yet I can’t see the `Post_UID` to link `comments` to:
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/2 "2019-11-18T22:35:01Z")
Your ID is now a column value on the original item — use that value, not a new ID.
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### Author:  [@Rogelio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rogelio)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/3 "2019-11-18T23:07:25Z")
Yes, I can see that the ID is a new column on the item created, which is linked to the column labeled `Post_UID`, **but the issue is that I can’t see it** listed when I try to associate the `comments` object to `Post_UID` (see very first screenshot on my original post above)
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/4 "2019-11-18T23:12:56Z")
Reload sheet and refresh browser window?
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### Author:  [@Rogelio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rogelio)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/5 "2019-11-18T23:29:52Z")
done that and still can’t see `Post_UID` on the drop-down list.
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/6 "2019-11-19T00:05:04Z")
Could you share your app, please?
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### Author:  [@Rogelio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rogelio)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/7 "2019-11-19T00:16:53Z")
sure it’s: [app.vividmawsonlakes.com](http://app.vividmawsonlakes.com)
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/8 "2019-11-20T05:47:39Z")
Tried replicating your same problem. I created a column in a test sheet called “Post\_UID”. I edited my record and populated it with a Unique ID value. I then added a chat component and I was in fact able to link the Topic to the UID field. I only tried this in staging, but I can’t imagine that it would be different in the production environment.
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### Author:  [@Rogelio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rogelio)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/comments-cant-be-linked-to-uid/2123/9 "2019-11-20T07:24:41Z")
Thanks for your input Jeff. With Marks help I was able to identify the problem. As it turns out it was a silly oversight on my part. That’s what happens when you use too many ‘placeholder’ tabs in your app lol