# Overwrite cell data using form button

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156>\
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**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156 "2020-10-14T20:09:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/todd_lichtenwalter/32/12231_2.png) [@Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Todd_Lichtenwalter)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156/1 "2020-10-14T20:09:45Z")

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If I create a button on the User Profiles sheet, the data (date/time) will overwrite the existing date/time, which is what I want, great. Yet, I need the extra step of being able to select the individual user to which the date/time value will be sent, not just the current user. I tried creating a form button with a choice selector inside along with a date/time picker and set those two respective columns as the data destinations. I was hoping that Glide would understand to overwrite in the row of the selected user. Instead it creates a new row in the User Profiles sheet. Anyone have a solution for this?

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156/2 "2020-10-14T20:11:02Z")

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You can’t use a form button. Forms always create new rows. You’ll need to use a choice component on a user filtered details screen or an edit menu.

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**Author:** ![Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/todd_lichtenwalter/32/12231_2.png) [@Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Todd_Lichtenwalter)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156/3 "2020-10-14T20:12:53Z")

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Sounds interesting. What is a user filtered details screen or edit menu? Can you point me to an example of them?

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**Author:** ![Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/todd_lichtenwalter/32/12231_2.png) [@Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Todd_Lichtenwalter)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156/4 "2020-10-14T20:14:44Z")

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> [@Todd\_Lichtenwalter](#):
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> user filtered details screen

would the first be an inline list filtered for just name and date/time column?

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156/5 "2020-10-14T20:16:14Z")

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Correct. You’d need to start with an inline list of all users. On the details screen of that user, then place the choice component.

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**Author:** ![Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/todd_lichtenwalter/32/12231_2.png) [@Todd\_Lichtenwalter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Todd_Lichtenwalter)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/overwrite-cell-data-using-form-button/17156/6 "2020-10-14T20:20:21Z")

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Sweet! That worked. Fist bumps all around!