# Data Editor "Mark as Read-Only" column setting

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-editor-mark-as-read-only-column-setting/31055>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [August 28, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-editor-mark-as-read-only-column-setting/31055 "2021-08-28T00:51:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-editor-mark-as-read-only-column-setting/31055/2 "2021-08-28T01:25:28Z")

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if read-only, then don’t put any writing components in there… simple…  
or if just this item… then use boolean column to mark it as read-only and make writing components visibility depend on that column

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