# Restricting a checkout button from writing data across table contexts (Maker Plan)

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/restricting-a-checkout-button-from-writing-data-across-table-contexts-maker-plan/87548
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**Created:** [August 9, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/restricting-a-checkout-button-from-writing-data-across-table-contexts-maker-plan/87548 "2026-08-09T10:29:19Z")
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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: [August 9, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/restricting-a-checkout-button-from-writing-data-across-table-contexts-maker-plan/87548/4 "2026-08-09T18:49:54Z")

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> [@Kgatlhiso](#):
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> the column cells are showing up as **broken question marks (`?`)**

It doesn’t matter what you see in a relation column. You are just trying to establish a link to related rows. If you see anything (question mark included), that mean it found a row.

> [@Kgatlhiso](#):
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> my purple check-out button’s `Set Column Values` action is still failing to change the status row text cell over to `Paid`.

You probably have multiple rows that can match. with the multiple checkbox unchecked, it just going to lock onto the first one. Not the last one. Your button is probably changing a previous record. Read this thread for a way around that. You could also use a query column in place of a relation to drill down deeper to the correct row you want.

> [@Automation Learning Help needed](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automation-learning-help-needed/87534):
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> This is my current app and I made a temporary placeholder button showing if the current fixture is in use or available I want to trigger a mini tab to open up and then ask for the employee’s name and signature and automatically save that information and switch status from In Use to available and vise versa.

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