# New Unique Identifier On Button Press

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [June 27, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423 "2024-06-27T09:49:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423/1 "2024-06-27T09:49:03Z")

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Is there a way that every time we press a button and it generates new unique identifier?

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**Author:** ![Hassan\_Nadeem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hassan_nadeem/32/72956_2.png) [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423/2 "2024-06-27T10:30:15Z")

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You could use Set Column Value action to write a new UID

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**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423/3 "2024-06-27T11:04:13Z")

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I did that but it is not changing values on each click

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/8/9818500df72599e7d151dd95b49527a66505833d.png)

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**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423/4 "2024-06-27T11:04:50Z")

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I did that but it is not changing value of Unique Identifier on each click

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/8/9818500df72599e7d151dd95b49527a66505833d.png)

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Gabriele](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe_gabriele/32/57595_2.png) [@Joe\_Gabriele](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe_Gabriele)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423/5 "2024-06-27T12:38:32Z")

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You could try having another Set Column action before it to clear the existing unique ID

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/new-unique-identifier-on-button-press/74423/6 "2024-06-27T14:21:19Z")

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How do you know it’s not changing values? Can you record a video? Are you showing the ID on the screen?