# How to do this? Timestamp per choice **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [October 19, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057 "2022-10-19T14:31:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **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 19, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/1 "2022-10-19T14:31:10Z")
I have a choice component with 5 options, each is a phase in a project. For every phase I want a time stamp. So phase 1 has its own timestamp, phase 2, etcetera. How would you do this? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/2 "2022-10-19T14:51:45Z")
Choice component is a bit strange unless you’re allowing them to select/navigate willingly between all 5 phases… What are you trying to accomplish by having the user select a phase? ---
**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 19, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/3 "2022-10-19T14:53:20Z")
It’s the admin that chooses: 1. Ordered. 2. Paid 3. Delivered Etc ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/4 "2022-10-19T16:21:25Z")
So how would you do it, @Robert_Petitto ? So far I have let people use a button to push to a new phase (by adding the corresponding number to a column) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/5 "2022-10-19T17:10:41Z")
What I tend to do is have separate date columns for each phase. Then an if then else column that displays a status based on what dates are filled in for each record: | Ordered On | Paid on | Delivered on | Status (if-then-else) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1/1/2022 | | | Ordered | | | | | New | | 1/1/2022 | 2/2/2022 | | Paid | On the details screen, buttons will mark current date time to the appropriate column—buttons have visibility conditions set based on the `Status` ---
**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 19, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/6 "2022-10-19T19:27:11Z")
Yeah, something like that is what I have been doing too. But I liked the choice component so much that I hoped that could work too 😉 ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/7 "2022-10-19T19:30:24Z")
replace the choice component with an inline list, and use custom actions ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/8 "2022-10-19T21:05:19Z")
It’s just that the only way to get a time stamp would be a button press anyway. Selecting an option from a choice component doesn’t trigger an action. Plus, having a choice component really doesn’t make sense as part of the user experience because it’s not like you want your Admins to select a phase that doesn’t fall in line with the progression of the project. ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-do-this-timestamp-per-choice/52057/9 "2022-10-19T21:09:16Z")
> [@Robert\_Petitto](#): > > Plus, having a choice component really doesn’t make sense as part of the user experience because it’s not like you want your Admins to select a phase that doesn’t fall in line with the progression of the project. Well, I trust them with that choice of course 😉 But thanks a lot, I will use my old way!