# In Action, can we add a new row in parent sheet, get the id of the newly inserted data and insert that into a new child sheet?

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**Created:** [April 20, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/in-action-can-we-add-a-new-row-in-parent-sheet-get-the-id-of-the-newly-inserted-data-and-insert-that-into-a-new-child-sheet/40931 "2022-04-20T06:03:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/in-action-can-we-add-a-new-row-in-parent-sheet-get-the-id-of-the-newly-inserted-data-and-insert-that-into-a-new-child-sheet/40931/6 "2022-04-20T11:10:50Z")

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You could first create a unique ID into a user specific column, insert that ID into the new row of your parent sheet, then have a relation looking for that ID and retrieve the Row ID through a lookup.

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