# \[Row Owner\] Not working, am i doing something wrong? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [December 26, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368 "2021-12-26T23:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frzn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/frzn/32/36570_2.png) [@Frzn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Frzn)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/1 "2021-12-26T23:43:54Z")
Hi guys! I’m a brand new user and i have been struggling for a few hours now… I have a contacts sheet and a users sheet (Row owners is enabled) Users \> Email = Row owner Contacts \> ContactOwner(User’s email address) = Row owner User creates a contact with a form \> when the user presses “Send” it does a Set column value to ContactOwner field in my contacts sheet to “User’s email address”. Now here is my issue, ContactOwner gets the correct email value just as i wanted it, but all users can still see the contact. However when i copy the Email \> Empty the column \> click out of the column \> paste back in the copied Email \> It works… Does row owner always have to be set manually, or am i doing something wrong? Thanks in advance! regards, Joey ---
**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:** [December 27, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/2 "2021-12-27T00:22:33Z")
> [@Frzn](#): > > User creates a contact with a form \> when the user presses “Send” it does a Set column value to ContactOwner field in my contacts sheet to “User’s email address”. Sounds like you should not do a set column here, you should be able to pass the signed-in user’s email as a special value, to the contacts sheet. If you have a screenshot demonstrating how you’re setting up your row owners and how it’s still visible for all users then we can know more about the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Frzn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/frzn/32/36570_2.png) [@Frzn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Frzn)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/3 "2021-12-27T00:40:07Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/8/b86e7b7a7788b072667d8ebb4ad4bb5e4b9ac5a7.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/7/d/7db050267f0b4eccf8aef2eb93dbf2bc3cf420c2.png) This is how its currently setup. When i reset the value of the Owner column manually it seems to work. Edit: Now it has a new issue… it will randomly show 1-2 or none of the contacts even if i manually copy the email in. I have checked all the visibility settings and filter settings but everything is empty, so that cant be the issue… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/4 "2021-12-27T00:46:09Z")
Your Owner column is configured as plain text. Try changing that to an Email type. ---
**Author:** ![Frzn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/frzn/32/36570_2.png) [@Frzn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Frzn)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/5 "2021-12-27T00:51:40Z")
Its has fixed the randomly not working issue but its still not automated. When i remove the Email and re-paste it back in to the column it shows up. But setting the value doesnt do anything. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/d/8dedc0f4482fde639ddab812ca1e09f848153c6f.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/7/7/773c293b73be0816512bf6b9d5131558b85a7fd7.png) The last row it the newest contact with out touching the Email. and it doesnt show up… Once i manually copy paste the Email it show up. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/6/667765448fb579e6c11fcd993849157de2d2e6b9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/6 "2021-12-27T00:56:37Z")
I just looked again at your original screenshots, and I noticed two things: - Firstly, I see that you are doing a Set Columns Action immediately after a “Go Back”. The Go Back is going to change your context - you’ll most likely no longer be sitting on the same table - so that may explain why the Set Column Values fails. - Secondly, you shouldn’t need the Set Columns in the first place. You could add the Owners email when the row is created, using the current users email [special value](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/topics/values/special-values). ---
**Author:** ![Frzn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/frzn/32/36570_2.png) [@Frzn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Frzn)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/7 "2021-12-27T01:01:48Z")
OMG thats it! The special value added to the form, outputting to the Owners field works like a dream! Thanks you! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-not-working-am-i-doing-something-wrong/36368/8 "2021-12-28T01:02:48Z")
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