# Computed columns failure

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/computed-columns-failure/85540>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [November 25, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/computed-columns-failure/85540 "2025-11-25T10:48:09Z")\
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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:** [November 25, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/computed-columns-failure/85540/6 "2025-11-25T16:43:55Z")

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Your wording is confusing. Your original post stated that you are trying to use a Set Column action to write a value TO a computed column. That has never and will never be a possibility.

> [@bazd](#):
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> Workflows can only write to basic columns, never to computed ones.

Now you are talking about reading FROM a computed column and I can only assume to write it to a basic column…unless you are trying my to write from a computed column to a computed column…

> [@bazd](#):
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> I ave been ale to use a workflow to write values from computed columns

Maybe we need some clarification on what you are actually trying to do because your statements are contradicting each other.

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