# Gather data from one tab (data table within Glide) to another

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**Created:** [September 9, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gather-data-from-one-tab-data-table-within-glide-to-another/65942 "2023-09-09T09:49:14Z")\
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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:** [June 13, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gather-data-from-one-tab-data-table-within-glide-to-another/65942/21 "2025-06-13T17:01:52Z")

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Creating an index number for each row in a table is all done in the same table. It’s not something you set up across multiple tables. It’s just to give each row a sequential number and that’s it.

It’s not clear what you are trying to do, but I think your may be trying to do something using a solution meant for something else. You may need to explain your goal.

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**Author:** ![Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Marie](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marie)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gather-data-from-one-tab-data-table-within-glide-to-another/65942/22 "2025-06-13T17:15:15Z")

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I am trying to link two tables. So I have data in Table 1 (e.g., email, image) that I want linked to Table 2. I was under the impression this is something I could do in Glide (with Row ID) but maybe not?

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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:** [June 13, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gather-data-from-one-tab-data-table-within-glide-to-another/65942/23 "2025-06-13T17:21:53Z")

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As long as you are writing the RowID from Table1 into a column in Table2 whenever you add a new row to that table, then you can simply create a relation between the two linking the RowID in table1 and the written RowID in table2. That’s it.

For example if you are viewing an item from Table1, you can add a form button to add a new row to Table2. In the form you add a Value component which will pass the RowID from table1 into the new row in table2 A relation in one or both tables will link the two together because relations look for a matching value between each table.

> **[Relations | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/automation/computed-columns/relations)**
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> Create relationships and link rows together.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/6/46784c95dc6dd923c1719c7b7629b7f8bad99e93.jpeg "Things in Things | Glide Apps Tutorial | No Code") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwKoIekup00)

RowID is usually recommended because they don’t change, but you can use any value to create a relation as long as both table contain the same values you are trying to match up (ex. email address).

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