Question. Since multiple components can’t write to the same column in sheets (which would be dope to have), I’ve used favorites instead. The only issue is, where is all the data for favorites being stored? And is there a way to create a google sheet to house that data for each relevant user?

Can you explain what you mean by having multiple components writing to the same column? Multiple components can write to the same column, but the last one mostly will win. I have a single value that I set from either a text entry component or a choice component. If you are talking about multiple …

Thanks for you’re response! So the example of multiple components writing to the same colomn is in the following use case: Say I want a user to select a choice. Yet I want to give them the option of selecting more than one choice. If I add another choice component, I want to direct its input to th…

There isn’t a true multi-select, at least not yet. What I would do is create multiple components that write to separate columns. Then use a template column to join them all together. The only problem is you could end up with multiple commas grouped together if there are gaps between the selected …

I figured an arrayformula from sheets was the only other way. Great idea to activate template columns for now at least. Thanks Jeff!

Checking to see if there is an update on accessing the favorites data. I want to create a component where users can see who else has ‘favorited’ that particular item. How do I store that info in a column somewhere in the Glide Table?

You would have to create your own favorite flow, I think basically using the trebuchet method to store a list of userIDs that has favorited an item. [image] [Advanced] Trebuchet Method link - List of Items/users in one cell! Community Resources #1 - Learn how …

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ThinhDinh October 28, 2022, 1:17am 7

You would have to create your own favorite flow, I think basically using the trebuchet method to store a list of userIDs that has favorited an item.

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