# Cross linking data across tables

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/cross-linking-data-across-tables/85371
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**Created:** [November 14, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cross-linking-data-across-tables/85371 "2025-11-14T04:54:48Z")
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### Author: ![nirmala\_shome](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nirmala_shome/32/91185_2.png) [@nirmala\_shome](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nirmala_shome)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cross-linking-data-across-tables/85371/1 "2025-11-14T04:54:48Z")

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I have three data tables that I want to connect in my layouts:

- Games that have Genres and Subgenres
- Genres list that I want people to see under each Genre the subgenres and the games that are that genre
- Simllarly a layout for Subgenre that will show under each Subgenre the Genre it’s apart of and the games of the subgenre

I want all these to connect and link across each of the layouts.

Do I need to create two look up columsn for each data table so that it cross references?

 ![Screenshot 2025-11-13 at 19.38.51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/7/7/779c740083081681e8f914294190939c25ac74fe.jpeg)

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### Author: ![jb\_1mprove](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jb_1mprove/32/92375_2.png) [@jb\_1mprove](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jb_1mprove)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cross-linking-data-across-tables/85371/2 "2025-11-14T20:37:40Z")

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Hey @nirmala_shome what you’re looking for, is creating a relation between the tables. Check out this video: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7uTpgNh5h4](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7uTpgNh5h4)

Without creating the relation, you won’t get relevant results with a lookup column. Once you’ve created the relation, you can “lookup” the “linked” data through that relation. Hope it makes sense. Otherwise, just reply here. But first check out the video;).

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### Author: ![nirmala\_shome](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nirmala_shome/32/91185_2.png) [@nirmala\_shome](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nirmala_shome)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cross-linking-data-across-tables/85371/3 "2025-11-15T05:27:20Z")

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Thanks this worked!

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### 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: [November 22, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cross-linking-data-across-tables/85371/4 "2025-11-22T05:27:46Z")

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