# Form knowns and unknowns **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Tags:** tutorial\ **Created:** [March 27, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026 "2025-03-27T21:30:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Braunne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Braunne](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Braunne)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/1 "2025-03-27T21:30:54Z")
I have a **form**. Users enter inputs, and each of these inputs are saved into a table, easy. The difficult part is that this table also has to display **columns** , A, B and C. The top of the form has a hint field that is supposed to consecutively display fields A, B and C, the rest of the form is comprised of simple input fields. So one table has elements (intermixed) that are supposed to be displayed and other fields that receive user input. My question is how to consecutively (one at a time) display those table fields, A, B and C? ---
**Author:** ![Braunne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Braunne](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Braunne)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/2 "2025-03-27T21:36:43Z")
Those columns originally come as a single **lookup** value (multiple fields) before they’re parsed into columns A, B and C. Maybe it was a wrong decision to parse the field? Would be easier to display that field if they were originally arrays or lists? ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/3 "2025-03-27T22:35:11Z")
Are the values for the hints in columns A, B and C static (always the same) or dynamic (they might vary)? > [@Braunne](#): > > the form has a hint field that is supposed to consecutively display fields A, B and C What do you mean by “consecutively”: - one below one another" - or display hint A, then later (how do you define “later”) display hint B, then later again hint C? Maybe you could try a `template` column or `single value` column for columns A, B, and C. ---
**Author:** ![Braunne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Braunne](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Braunne)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/4 "2025-03-27T22:41:07Z")
They are dynamic. Consecutively (one a time) **one** dynamic field is displayed. One value, then the other, then the other… even the number of variables is dynamic! I set a maximum of six columns!! ---
**Author:** ![Braunne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Braunne](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Braunne)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/5 "2025-03-27T22:47:12Z")
one displayed value… input fields..when the submit button is pressed: another value is displayed… then the same form… submit…another value is displayed, and below it is the same form… and so on and so forth… I hope this is clearer now ---
**Author:** ![Braunne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Braunne](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Braunne)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/6 "2025-03-27T22:55:02Z")
to parse that one string, I am indeed using `single value` ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/7 "2025-03-27T22:56:47Z")
Have you tried setting up a multi-step form? There’s a template for those in the layout editor when you add a tab. ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/form-knowns-and-unknowns/81026/10 "2025-03-28T07:43:48Z")
> [@nathanaelb](#): > > Maybe you could try a `template` column or `single value` column for columns A, B, and C. Alternatively, use a custom value field in the form directly.