# How to automatically relate two tables?

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**Created:** [September 15, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-automatically-relate-two-tables/31813 "2021-09-15T07:53:08Z")\
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Okay, thanks guys. I thought this feature was going in the direction of replacing the Relation column by merging the functionality with Lookup - that would be useful for me.

As it stands, I see it being useful in the way that @Robert_Petitto is demonstrating.

> [@dart Target specific items with an array column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/target-specific-items-with-an-array-column/31624):
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> Using the combination of a single value column and a number column, we can target specific items within an array column in Glide. [[Glide Apps: Target specific items with an array column] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiIs31Xg1w)

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