# Row Owner on Other Tables

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-on-other-tables/29092>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 14, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-on-other-tables/29092 "2021-07-14T16:33:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Josiah\_Abshear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/josiah_abshear/32/29072_2.png) [@Josiah\_Abshear](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Josiah_Abshear)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-on-other-tables/29092/1 "2021-07-14T16:33:01Z")

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Hey all,  
So how can I go about getting a working row owner column set for a table other than my main user table? I cannot use a template with the currently signed in user’s email because Row Owners has to be a basic column. I also tried using a button to add the current user’s email to the row owner column, but that doesn’t work because it has to recognize the user as a row owner already to display a button. Relationships also won’t work because there is nothing linking the two sheets until a row owner is assigned. Basically, writing emails into a row owner column outside of your main users table seems impossible. Are there any workarounds or ways of doing this? Thanks, cheers!

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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:** [July 14, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-on-other-tables/29092/2 "2021-07-14T17:07:00Z")

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Are you trying to set row owners on an existing row, or are you trying to set it when creating a new row? When creating a new row, you can use the Email Special Value to automatically populate the column.

Can you describe in more detail and include screenshots of what you are trying to do?

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**Author:** ![Josiah\_Abshear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/josiah_abshear/32/29072_2.png) [@Josiah\_Abshear](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Josiah_Abshear)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-on-other-tables/29092/3 "2021-07-14T17:13:30Z")

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Thank you so much Jeff! Yeah I wasn’t thinking about the addition of a new row. That was an easy fix for having been wrecking my brain for the last 4 hours haha. You’re awesome!

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**Author:** ![NoCodeAndy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nocodeandy/32/62530_2.png) [@NoCodeAndy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/NoCodeAndy)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owner-on-other-tables/29092/4 "2024-01-17T16:51:29Z")

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