# Row Owners not working with Roles (but works with Emails) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [October 23, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051 "2025-10-23T12:50:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Perseu\_Oliveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/perseu_oliveira/32/79602_2.png) [@Perseu\_Oliveira](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Perseu_Oliveira)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/1 "2025-10-23T12:50:45Z")
Hello everyone! I’m facing an issue with Row Owners. I’m trying to filter data based on user Roles, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Here’s my setup: 1. I have correctly configured the “Role” column in my User Profile settings. 2. In my data table, I have a column that contains the Role name required to see the row. 3. I enabled Row Owners on this “Role” column. When I test this (viewing as a user who _has_ the correct role), they cannot see any of the data. However, if I change the Row Owner setting to use that same user’s _email address_ instead of the Role, it works perfectly, and the user can see the data. Unfortunately, I can’t use individual emails because I have many users assigned to each role, which makes it unfeasible. I need this to work based on the Role functionality. Am I missing a step, or is this a known bug? Thanks for any help! ---
**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:** [October 23, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/2 "2025-10-23T13:05:52Z")
Have you set up the role column in your user table as the Role in your user profile configuration? ---
**Author:** ![Perseu\_Oliveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/perseu_oliveira/32/79602_2.png) [@Perseu\_Oliveira](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Perseu_Oliveira)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/3 "2025-10-23T13:11:50Z")
Hey Jeff Yes, I did! But for some reason the row owners only work when I use the emails. ---
**Author:** ![Perseu\_Oliveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/perseu_oliveira/32/79602_2.png) [@Perseu\_Oliveira](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Perseu_Oliveira)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/4 "2025-10-23T13:19:26Z")
I dont know if this makes a difference, but my plan is Legacy Non-profit ---
**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:** [October 23, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/5 "2025-10-23T13:21:35Z")
Have you tested in the Published App? Sometimes this functionality can be a little flakey in the builder, especially when switching between “Viewing as” users. But I have never known it to not work in a published App when correctly configured. ---
**Author:** ![Perseu\_Oliveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/perseu_oliveira/32/79602_2.png) [@Perseu\_Oliveira](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Perseu_Oliveira)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/6 "2025-10-23T13:27:16Z")
I hadn’t tested it in the Published App, thanks for the suggestion! I just tried it, and it works perfectly there. Strangely enough, it now also works correctly inside the builder, even when switching “Viewing as” users. That’s weird, but I’m glad it’s fixed! Thanks for the help." ---
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-owners-not-working-with-roles-but-works-with-emails/85051/7 "2025-10-30T13:27:37Z")
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