# How to Use Values from a 'Relation' Column in Calculations

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**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018 "2025-01-06T21:51:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![livianmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@livianmed](https://community.glideapps.com/u/livianmed)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018/1 "2025-01-06T21:51:59Z")

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Hello, everyone! Is there any way to use a value present in a ‘Relation’ column in calculations? I tried doing it directly, but I couldn’t. Any suggestions or alternatives to work around this limitation?

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**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:** [January 6, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018/2 "2025-01-06T21:59:15Z")

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A relation is a link to a specific row or series of rows. It is not a link to a specific column. If you need a specific column from the related row, then you need a Lookup column to get the value out of the relation.

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**Author:** ![livianmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@livianmed](https://community.glideapps.com/u/livianmed)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018/3 "2025-01-07T12:16:25Z")

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I understand that a relation is a link to a specific row or rows, and that I need a Lookup column to access a specific column from the relation. I’ve created the Lookup column, but I still can’t use the value directly in calculations. What else can I do to resolve this?

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018/4 "2025-01-07T12:26:24Z")

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Is your relation a single or multiple relation?  
To do what you want, it must be a single relation.

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**Author:** ![livianmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@livianmed](https://community.glideapps.com/u/livianmed)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018/5 "2025-01-07T12:31:22Z")

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It’s a unique relationship.

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**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:** [January 7, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-use-values-from-a-relation-column-in-calculations/79018/6 "2025-01-07T12:46:35Z")

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Do you have the ‘Multiple’ checkbox checked in your relation column configuration? If you do, then it’s a multiple relation. If you don’t then it’s a single relation.