Form Container actions and Date/Time defaults not working as expected in Glide

Hi everyone, I need help with a Form Container issue in my Glide app.

I am trying to set up a form on my “Submit Update” screen that writes new rows to my Live Updates table. But two major problems are happening:

  1. The Date/Time component does NOT offer “Current date/time” as a default value.
  • When I open the Default Value dropdown, I only see my table columns, not the automatic options Glide usually provides (like Now / Current date/time).
  1. The Form Container “After Submit Action” does not behave as expected.
  • The only action that works is “Show Notification.”
  • But I cannot get other actions (like adding a row or other workflows) to appear properly or execute after submission.

I included screenshots showing:
– My Form Container setup
– The missing “Current time” option
– The limited After Submit Action options
– My Live Updates table containing both Timestamp and Time Reported, in case that matters

If anyone can explain:
:check_mark: Why “Current date/time” is missing
:check_mark: Whether my table structure is causing this
:check_mark: Or if there is a different way Glide now expects forms to be set up

…I would greatly appreciate the help!
Thank you!





You can use set column value for this.

Use a workflow to have more than one single action.

Don’t hesitate if you need more!

Hi Maxime
Thanks for the quick response!

Good to know about the Date/Time change. I hadn’t realized Glide removed the built-in “current date/time” option, so the Set Column Value approach makes sense. I’ll go ahead and try that out.

I’ll also switch over to using a workflow for the After Submit Action so I can stack multiple actions the way I need. If you have any tips or examples for the cleanest workflow setup, I’m all ears.

Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

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It should work as long as you are writing to a date column.

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Thank you, Jeff — this is helpful.
I’ll double-check the column type in my table.
If my “Time Reported” column is already set to Date/Time, should I recreate the component or column?

I took a screenshot of your screenshot, so you should be seeing ‘Now’ in your existing setup.

Any time!