# Relationship Help

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/relationship-help/71636
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [March 13, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/relationship-help/71636 "2024-03-13T00:55:39Z")
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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: [March 13, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/relationship-help/71636/2 "2024-03-13T02:32:50Z")

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Ya…you’re trying to create a relation in both tables using two different methods. It appears that you prefer to set which resources should be in the folder at the folder level using a choice component thereby creating an inline array. I imagine you’re splitting this column and relating back to the files themselves? This method is helpful (necessary?) if you want a file to belong to multiple folders.

However, this means that if you want to add a file to a folder from the file level, you’ll need to use what we call the Trebuchet method:

> [@dizzy The Trebuchet Method](https://community.glideapps.com/t/the-trebuchet-method/48325):
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> In certain situations, a single column has the potential to replace an entire table of data. The Trebuchet Method allows you to create an inline array that allows you to create a SIMPLE one-to-many relationship between two sets of data without the need of a log or submissions table. Examples: Who owns which item Who has registered for an event Who has completed which task Pros: no app bloat no additional rows of data fairly easy to set up Cons: Can only track one data point (eg. who has w…

There are a couple of alternatives to this overall setup, but it would mean that files could only belong to one folder OR you’d need a helper table of sorts that would associate a file to a folder on each row of that table (thereby increasing your row quota exponentially).

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