# Need help in preventing removing array data saved in array column and rewriting it with new selected items **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-in-preventing-removing-array-data-saved-in-array-column-and-rewriting-it-with-new-selected-items/72589 **Category:** Ask for Help **Created:** [April 15, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-in-preventing-removing-array-data-saved-in-array-column-and-rewriting-it-with-new-selected-items/72589 "2024-04-15T09:11:48Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 11
### Author: ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn) #### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-in-preventing-removing-array-data-saved-in-array-column-and-rewriting-it-with-new-selected-items/72589/11 "2024-04-16T03:45:52Z")
> [@dizzy A NEW way to Trebuchet!](https://community.glideapps.com/t/a-new-way-to-trebuchet/72402): > > wave Hey fellow Gliders! If you haven’t heard of the Trebuchet method, it’s a term coined by @Lucas_Pires that refers to creating inline arrays. Inline arrays can be an efficient way to create relations without requiring a helper table thereby preserving your row count! Previously, the Trebuchet method required about 6 columns and 2 custom actions (4 updates to add and remove a single item). This new version of the Trebuchet method cuts that usage IN HALF star_struck (3 columns, 1 action). … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-help-in-preventing-removing-array-data-saved-in-array-column-and-rewriting-it-with-new-selected-items/72589)._