# Copy/Paste issue in Data Editor - User table **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [September 14, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137 "2023-09-14T11:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/1 "2023-09-14T11:23:18Z")
Has anyone else experienced this issue? I created a new user in my User table (using Data Editor). I copied and pasted the Role from another user to the new user field. On Layout, I changed ‘Viewing as’ to the new user, but nothing is displayed for this user. \*I fixed it by typing the Role again. I do not know if this is limited to the User table only. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/2 "2023-09-14T11:30:59Z")
> [@heidikruger](#): > > On Layout, I changed ‘Viewing as’ to the new user, but nothing is displayed for this user. What visibility conditions are you using that are tied to that Role column? ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/3 "2023-09-14T11:34:53Z")
The Role of Supplier is limited to seeing only one element on the Page, which it only sees once I retype over the role. This happens with all my Roles that were copied and pasted - not just the Supplier Role. Not sure if this is a browser issue… I am using Opera. Maybe I should try another browser? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/4 "2023-09-14T11:38:46Z")
Is it set as a Role column in the User Profiles setup? ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/5 "2023-09-14T11:42:30Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/6 "2023-09-14T14:41:36Z")
> [@heidikruger](#): > > once I retype over the role. Can you specify what “retype” here means? Did you retype in the data view or somewhere else? ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/7 "2023-09-14T14:46:12Z")
I retype in Data view - directly in the table. By “retype” I mean the following: Let’s assume the Role value is ‘Admin’ - I then retype - using the keyboard - the value of ‘Admin’ into that field - replacing the value that is there with the same value. Hope that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/8 "2023-09-14T14:49:06Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/e/fe6f00487996e071b6eb63a66350924b62d28211.png) I asked because Roles is a special type of column. Users can only set a role that they own, and they can not change roles through the published project. However, I understand that your case is in the data view, so that should work. If you can reproduce it, you should submit a ticket. > [@How to open a support ticket?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-open-a-support-ticket/59883/2): > > Please note: the option to create a support ticket is only available if your App is in a Pro, Business or Enterprise Team. If you need help with a Billing Issue (on any plan), you should open a Billing Enquiry via the [Glide Support Page](https://www.glideapps.com/support). To create a Support Ticket: Open the App that is giving you problems, and go to Settings → Contact Support: Glide will prompt you to create a support link for your App. Click on Create Link: ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/9 "2023-09-14T15:00:44Z")
Thank you for your input and insight. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/10 "2023-09-14T15:45:24Z")
This might be the copy/paste issue that @Robert_Petitto has been talking about. Something with the fact that copying an pasting introduces extra or different characters, so the Role may look correct, but it’s actually not a match. I believe this is a bug he has reported, but it doesn’t hurt to add more reports. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/11 "2023-09-14T15:53:21Z")
Yes, I’ve also seen this. Both copy/paste, and also when importing CSV files. There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it - at least none that I’ve been able to find. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/12 "2023-09-14T16:17:54Z")
@Darren_Murphy Thinking about the “text” video you shared a couple weeks ago, I wonder if it’s somehow a Unicode issue, or something along those lines. Would be curious if there was a way to decode/encode the working and non working text into Unicode to see if there is a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/13 "2023-09-14T17:23:18Z")
Which video is that? I haven’t delved too deeply into it, but one thing I did try was copying some of the offending text and pasting it into a vim editor, then enabling `:set list`, which usually reveals unprintable/invisible characters. In this case it didn’t, so I didn’t look any further 🤷‍♂️ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/14 "2023-09-14T18:58:35Z")
The one you shared with Thinh and I regarding Plain Text. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/15 "2023-09-15T02:18:18Z")
oh, right - that one. I quite enjoyed that talk 🙂 I’ve since sought out a few other talks by the same speaker and watched them. Anyway, yes - something is going on. I know that Glide have been making some changes to how data is handled which is related to the new JSON columns. Possibly also related to these changes… I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/16 "2023-09-15T04:11:25Z")
Thank you @Jeff_Hager, I will add my report to it then. Am I suppose to set a Solution to this Topic? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 4:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/17 "2023-09-15T04:24:59Z")
> [@heidikruger](#): > > Am I suppose to set a Solution to this Topic? That’s up to you. I think it’s a known bug, so probably not much more help that we can provide here in the forum. ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/18 "2023-09-15T04:30:11Z")
Okay thanks ---
**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/abdo/32/36540_2.png) [@abdo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/abdo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/19 "2023-09-15T05:41:56Z")
speaking of users, i remember you could only add new users to the table through the editor. I just added a user to my private app using the app and i even assigned an admin role for it. Is this now possible? i even signed in using the new user to confirm the account has been created. ---
**Author:** ![heidikruger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@heidikruger](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heidikruger)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137/20 "2023-09-15T05:47:29Z")
Yes, I am also able to add a User via the UI and assign a Role. But I also have the Role retyping issue in this case. The new User can log in but I still have to retype the Role value in the Data Editor for the User to see what they need to see. [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-paste-issue-in-data-editor-user-table/66137.md?page=2)