# How to add a glide component that does not link to the data

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723
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**Created:** [July 30, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723 "2021-07-30T00:11:18Z")
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### Author: ![Peter\_Sloan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/peter_sloan/32/29254_2.png) [@Peter\_Sloan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Peter_Sloan)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723/1 "2021-07-30T00:11:18Z")

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How to add a glide component that does not link to the data?

I don’t want  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/8/58a0930649173fe2614cdc482659add78a5b9399.png)

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### Author: ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723/2 "2021-07-30T00:12:25Z")

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and what is your idea for that component?.. after someone picks the value… what happened?

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### 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: [July 30, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723/3 "2021-07-30T00:24:35Z")

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As Uzo said, in your screenshot you’re showing a choice component. It has to be linked to a column for the user to be able to input their choice. What exactly is your use case here?

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### Author: ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723/4 "2021-07-30T00:36:39Z")

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For this you have to create a new column to storage this value inside glide data only to not affect your sheet values

- Create a Text column with user-specific checked ✅ called “choice list mode” for exemple;
- Replace the column Name to the new “Choice list mode” you just created.

This way every user can choose without affect the rest of your data

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### Author: ![Peter\_Sloan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/peter_sloan/32/29254_2.png) [@Peter\_Sloan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Peter_Sloan)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723/6 "2021-07-30T02:59:48Z")

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All I’m trying to do is show different lists depending on what choice is choosen

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### 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: [July 30, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-glide-component-that-does-not-link-to-the-data/29723/7 "2021-07-30T03:22:43Z")

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So you just have to point it to a user-specific column, then configure the right conditional visibility based on that choice.