# Edit Name and change across all data source with the same name

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/edit-name-and-change-across-all-data-source-with-the-same-name/60054>\
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**Created:** [April 3, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/edit-name-and-change-across-all-data-source-with-the-same-name/60054 "2023-04-03T04:38:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![vanlalsiama\_bawihrin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/vanlalsiama_bawihrin/32/32329_2.png) [@vanlalsiama\_bawihrin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/vanlalsiama_bawihrin)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/edit-name-and-change-across-all-data-source-with-the-same-name/60054/1 "2023-04-03T04:38:42Z")

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I am building a directory app. i have multiple department eg: A, B, C  
Name x belongs to let say A and B  
Now, when i edit the name of x in department A to xx or maybe add address field, i want the changes to take place automatically in department B.

Has anyone done this functionality or similar. I would be grateful if you could provide solution or suggestion.

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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:** [April 3, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/edit-name-and-change-across-all-data-source-with-the-same-name/60054/2 "2023-04-03T04:45:56Z")

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It’s not good practice to use a name for a relation exactly for the reason to pointed out. Names can change. It’s better to have a RowID. Then you can store that RowID in other tables and use a relation and lookup to retrieve the name, address, etc. from the table that stores the name. That way everything is connected and dynamically charges everywhere if you change the name.

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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:** [October 15, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/edit-name-and-change-across-all-data-source-with-the-same-name/60054/3 "2023-10-15T09:04:51Z")

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