# Limitations for data templates?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/limitations-for-data-templates/79296>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [January 17, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/limitations-for-data-templates/79296 "2025-01-17T19:39:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jessie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jessie/32/57740_2.png) [@Jessie](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jessie)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/limitations-for-data-templates/79296/1 "2025-01-17T19:39:29Z")

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Is there documentation on what you can and can’t do when it comes to using data templates for tables? For instance, I can change “26” to “paid” but can’t change “part” to “paid” and I have no idea why… thank you for any guidance.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/0/c/0ce94925735285ed6a49c27164efac9ec6b587e6.png)

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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 17, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/limitations-for-data-templates/79296/2 "2025-01-17T19:56:06Z")

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Template columns are used to replace one value with another. It looks within the template value for the value on the left hand side and replaces it with the value on the right hand side. In your example, if the text in the current employment column contains the words ‘full’ or ‘part’, it will replace them with ‘0’ or ‘paid’ respectively.

I’m not sure what exactly you are trying to do. You’ll have to explain in more detail what your goal is.

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**Author:** ![Jessie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jessie/32/57740_2.png) [@Jessie](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jessie)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/limitations-for-data-templates/79296/3 "2025-01-17T22:42:46Z")

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Well I reopened the template to share a screenshot of what wasn’t working and apparently it is now! I don’t know why, but I’m glad it is 🙂

Please disregard and thanks for trying to help out @Jeff_Hager

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/limitations-for-data-templates/79296/4 "2025-01-24T22:43:46Z")

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