# Form Container actions and Date/Time defaults not working as expected in Glide **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 27, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583 "2025-11-27T19:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kfmiran71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@kfmiran71](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kfmiran71)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/1 "2025-11-27T19:04:30Z")
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: ✔ Why “Current date/time” is missing ✔ Whether my table structure is causing this ✔ Or if there is a different way Glide now expects forms to be set up …I would greatly appreciate the help! Thank you! ![Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 12.09.03 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/d/fd4b353f1fd33974e98a20a653236427af505556.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 12.15.55 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/4/64d156e388d1ddb726b21d739839e42a4d20c029.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 12.16.36 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/5/e528cfa69781c93085d9129d012e8f055a6b3796.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 12.16.57 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/0/803855c562dbdaf7f999bc4716b56c7c371f49be.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 12.37.49 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/a/9af79baff0e09b6b6f10f0c73afa42644a8e7d50.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/2 "2025-11-27T20:06:27Z")
> [@kfmiran71](#): > > **The Date/Time component does NOT offer “Current date/time”** as a default value. You can use set column value for this. > [@kfmiran71](#): > > The Form Container “After Submit Action” does not behave as expected. Use a workflow to have more than one single action. Don’t hesitate if you need more! ---
**Author:** ![kfmiran71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@kfmiran71](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kfmiran71)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/3 "2025-11-27T20:27:29Z")
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! ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/4 "2025-11-27T20:42:00Z")
It should work as long as you are writing to a date column. ![1000006210](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/6/b67880078379878f9f5db46d5d2ebd0f0ec0fed5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kfmiran71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@kfmiran71](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kfmiran71)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/5 "2025-11-27T20:59:29Z")
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? ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/6 "2025-11-27T21:39:45Z")
I took a screenshot of your screenshot, so you should be seeing ‘Now’ in your existing setup. ---
**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-container-actions-and-date-time-defaults-not-working-as-expected-in-glide/85583/7 "2025-11-27T21:54:15Z")
Any time!