# Helper table question **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [October 8, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838 "2023-10-08T10:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/1 "2023-10-08T10:27:11Z")
I am building an app with a helper table - Set custom values in this item - Add row in other table - Set custom values (clear) in this item Almost everything works fine, the only thing that doesn’t is that every time a row is added in the helper table where for me expected behaviour is that there is and remains only one row. What do I do wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/2 "2023-10-08T10:29:55Z")
@erwblo somewhere you seem to be doing a add row to the helper table. You should only do edit values in that table. Probably you are using a wrong action ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/3 "2023-10-08T10:32:57Z")
That must be the case, but don’t see it in this schedule. The add row is to another table. ![CleanShot 2023-10-08 at 12.31.49@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/6/f6349dba0916a3946e2333ff63529202f552d8f1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/4 "2023-10-08T10:34:48Z")
@erwblo from where is the action called. I expect that it is put in an add form container. Please show where the action is called ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/5 "2023-10-08T10:37:21Z")
![CleanShot 2023-10-08 at 12.35.56@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/7/c7f02f23f33f973781259156266bdd37098d3baa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/6 "2023-10-08T10:41:31Z")
@erwblo can you show the action section on the button component ? ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/7 "2023-10-08T10:47:02Z")
![CleanShot 2023-10-08 at 12.46.34@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/d/3dfc98a0f1bbe9eef69be3e2b2527757354a44c4.png) ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/8 "2023-10-08T10:50:06Z")
@erwblo well I just want you to select the component in the layout window and get a screen shot of the information in actions section in the button right. You might be referring to a form action and on this have the action you just showed. ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/9 "2023-10-08T10:55:04Z")
Is this what you mean? ![CleanShot 2023-10-08 at 12.53.57@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/5/85c003767755a3d25ae21e6c46f7a941b184dc53.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/10 "2023-10-08T10:59:02Z")
@erwblo exactly. But it is actually referring to your compound action and not a form action (which could have a on submit action). So should be fine Hmm - how do you change data that must go into the helper table? I expect that you do that in another screen - and that screen in a form screen ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/11 "2023-10-08T11:00:25Z")
I think I’m doing things in general in the right way, but like you say, maybe I have done something wrong along the way. I will delete this action and rebuild it. Seems best 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/12 "2023-10-08T11:01:56Z")
@erwblo i don’t think the problem is in your compound action. I think it is where you change data you want to put in the helper table. Well best idea ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/13 "2023-10-08T11:10:33Z")
I have it working now! Don’t know what I did wrong, though. ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/14 "2023-10-08T11:11:07Z")
But thanks! Understand things a little more now (form container) ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/helper-table-question/66838/15 "2023-10-08T11:11:39Z")
Glad to help 🤘