# Help with workflow **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [October 30, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164 "2025-10-30T10:19:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/1 "2025-10-30T10:19:01Z")
I have a workflow which is supposed to reduce a persons balance by £3 once the form is submitted however, I’m not sure what to put in the balance field here in order to do that change. I have Tried “Bank Balance -3” but that’s just replacing the exiting balance with “3” rather than deducting the amount. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/9/a9f28276cd54043599e751c677b94534b93e38d6.png) ---
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/2 "2025-10-30T11:00:03Z")
You can use the increment action! ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/3 "2025-10-30T12:42:28Z")
Genius. Thank you. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/4 "2025-10-30T12:42:43Z")
Anytime! ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/5 "2025-10-30T13:44:15Z")
Can I ask another question? I want to add a workflow that will allow winnings to be added to a person. Basically want to show a form with a field that takes a value and then uses the increment function to use amend the value based on the winnings entered. Is there a way to do that without me creating another column in one of the tables? I just want to temporarily store it, use it and then delete it. ---
**Author:** ![Hassan\_Nadeem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hassan_nadeem/32/72956_2.png) [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/6 "2025-10-30T13:49:51Z")
Can you share a bit more context? What’s the form being used for? If the £3 deduction represents something like an expense entry, I’d actually recommend handling this through a Rollup and a Math column instead of directly adjusting the balance. That way, if a user edits or deletes a form entry later, the balance automatically stays accurate without needing to manually reverse it or use a negative increment. ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/7 "2025-10-30T13:53:49Z")
The £3 deduction is working perfectly and if the entry is deleted, it returns the £3. What I want is just the ability to click on a person, add winnings and have that amount incremented to their balance. What you suggest would need a starting balance and I can’t do that as it can fluctuate. ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/8 "2025-10-30T19:40:50Z")
Further help on this would be appreciated. I have added a temporary column and am able to display the field and take a value. Problem is that regardless of what value I put in the field, the balance is only incrementing by 1 and when I set column value to empty afterwards, it’s just creating a new row in the table. I’m clearly not doing this correctly. I thought it would be simple just to create a field for a temporary value. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/9 "2025-10-31T01:31:55Z")
Can you provide screenshots of what you have setup? ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/10 "2025-10-31T15:58:02Z")
I have a people table (below which holds thee balance and a relation to the scores table which is linked to when they played. The scores table is used on the form for entering scores for each person. What I want is the option once the score is in to add winning from a context menu. I could add it as a column in scores but I really just want a temporary field which when populated on a individual person, it updates the balance by whatever amount is put in the field. I know I can use math and rollup relationships but I just want a simple field that updates the balance, Thanks. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/2/229e96b428a22459ba1bf5348e874ab2a857fdaf.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/0/5/05ddb2483e42a7ba5d7126757d1880247dd5d125.png) ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/11 "2025-11-01T00:04:51Z")
So you don’t want a log of balance updates from what I take? You can have a user-specific column. On a button click, clear that column, open an overlay, add a number entry pointing to that column. Then, increment the Bank Balance column by that amount (negative input for decrement, and vice versa). ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/12 "2025-11-02T08:20:34Z")
I had tried what you suggested but it keeps adding rows to the table. Is the key to empty the row first before adding content to the field? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/13 "2025-11-02T08:57:48Z")
Seems like you’re using an Add Row action? It should be an Increment action. Can you screenshot the action? ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/14 "2025-11-02T15:20:33Z")
I thought I had to add it to the row so I could use the value in the increment function. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/15 "2025-11-02T23:51:05Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/2/229e96b428a22459ba1bf5348e874ab2a857fdaf.png) I assume you’re just trying to adjust directly the Bank Balance here? ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/16 "2025-11-03T08:47:53Z")
I am. I already use the increment function when a score is added to the scores table (which has a related scores column in the people table). I added a winnings column to the people table and made it user specific but when I add content to use in the calculation, it just creates a new row so my logic is flawed somewhere. That said, I am now considering using a transactions table to audit the balance. I already know how to do that but if you can advise how to use a user specific field properly, that would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/17 "2025-11-03T23:45:06Z")
So can you confirm the flow should be: - You add a score to a scores table, it should add a new row. - You still want a live field that is editable, not just rolling up scores. - Ideally, the row is still added, but the difference of the score (whether negative or positive) should be incremented back in the relevant person’s row in the People table? ---
**Author:** ![jejones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jejones](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jejones)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/18 "2025-11-04T08:36:00Z")
Essentially, yes. The flow is currently that a score is entered and the balance in the people’s table is reduced using the increment function. Rather than adding another field in the scores table to add winnings, I just wanted a custom form where a value could be entered and adjust the balance accordingly in the people table. What I did was add a custom form linked to a user specific field in the scores table and added the flow to increment the balance. All this is doing is adding a new row and regardless of what value I put in that field, the balance is only increasing by 1. I’ve started looking at creating a transaction table and using a rollup function instead as I can’t seem to get my original plan working. ---
**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 4, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-workflow/85164/19 "2025-11-04T12:55:30Z")
Please provide screenshots showing how all of this is set up. Where you should be showing a detail screen or an edit form to update an existing row, it sounds like you are using a native form or a custom form with a button that contains an add row action. It’s difficult to understand what you are trying to do without seeing the how the screens, actions, and everything else is actually configured.