# Is it possible to display lookup data simultaneously?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [September 12, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115 "2022-09-12T02:20:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![paiboolk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/paiboolk/32/86903_2.png) [@paiboolk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/paiboolk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/1 "2022-09-12T02:20:21Z")

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I need to enter product code and would like to display product description and price before record to the database.  
How to do that?

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/2 "2022-09-12T02:22:03Z")

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Yes

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/3 "2022-09-12T02:22:15Z")

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Is this inside a form?

If you want to use data that’s been entered into a form before it’s been submitted, then you need to use a custom form.

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/4 "2022-09-12T02:23:56Z")

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or prefill some USC with the product ID

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**Author:** ![paiboolk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/paiboolk/32/86903_2.png) [@paiboolk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/paiboolk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/5 "2022-09-12T02:24:23Z")

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What do you mean prefill?

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/6 "2022-09-12T02:25:08Z")

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is all about how your app is created and data structured

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/7 "2022-09-12T02:25:21Z")

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I was assuming that the Product is selected inside the form…

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/8 "2022-09-12T02:26:03Z")

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i have the same feeling… but it might be some way to predict what will happen… 😉  
like… choosing a product before going to the form

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**Author:** ![paiboolk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/paiboolk/32/86903_2.png) [@paiboolk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/paiboolk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/9 "2022-09-12T02:26:27Z")

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You meant I have to work in a product table in “This item” right? And add new row in another table?

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/10 "2022-09-12T02:28:03Z")

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you can get all product data iside the form using inline list and relations… just write product id to the user profile… and use relations there… form will pick up on that

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**Author:** ![paiboolk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/paiboolk/32/86903_2.png) [@paiboolk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/paiboolk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/11 "2022-09-12T09:27:15Z")

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My application is to scan barcode and display product description. I don’t want to swap many screens. Is it possible?

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-display-lookup-data-simultaneously/49115/12 "2022-09-12T22:00:30Z")

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you don’t need to swap screens… use relations or User profile data
