# Set Column Values into a relation row do not work

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [October 22, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434 "2021-10-22T09:36:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/1 "2021-10-22T09:36:09Z")

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The relation works correctly in the data editor, and all lookup values ​​are displayed correctly on the screen; but the set column action through the relation doesn’t work.  
I can say for sure because this APP has been working for 8 months without any problems.  
How to solve this?

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 9:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/2 "2021-10-22T09:45:39Z")

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This problem looks like the same one that is covered here:

> [@Who has the same problem of MINE?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/who-has-the-same-problem-of-mine/33003/18):
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> Same problem here! Set Column to a relation is not working.

I confirm the relation that do not work is build on GoogleSheet toward GlideTable

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**Author:** ![MIKAHEL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mikahel/32/25039_2.png) [@MIKAHEL](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MIKAHEL)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/3 "2021-10-22T09:58:34Z")

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Not exactly.  
In my first project (via googlesheet) it stop to work after a while exactly when I changed the source of the spreadsheet (from one user to another).  
After that problem I made a duplicate of that application, again with googlesheet (but duplicating the file), and now is working fine… per ora almeno!

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/4 "2021-10-22T10:04:53Z")

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In my case it stopped working without anyone intervening on the source. Today does not go, yesterday it went (as for 8 months now).

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**Author:** ![MIKAHEL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mikahel/32/25039_2.png) [@MIKAHEL](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MIKAHEL)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/5 "2021-10-22T10:07:32Z")

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Yes I believe that because it happens suddenly to me also.  
I gave the fault to that action of mine, but I’m not 100% sure

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Turrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_turrell/32/26605_2.png) [@Mark\_Turrell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Turrell)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/6 "2021-10-22T10:15:00Z")

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disaster… and very very unhappy

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/7 "2021-10-22T10:26:35Z")

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We certainly have the same kind of problem. Like you in debugging, I tried to assign to a button a single set column action towards the relation, and the button disappears! But the relation exists.  
I don’t know where to go to get around this problem.

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**Author:** ![benmitchell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/benmitchell/32/13820_2.png) [@benmitchell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/benmitchell)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/8 "2021-10-22T10:28:22Z")

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Also started having this issue since yesterday. Glad I’m not the only one!

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/9 "2021-10-22T10:30:35Z")

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The mixed technique of using google tables and glide tables seems to be in crisis now. But you can’t do without this when you create important projects that need, on the one hand, a google sheet to have powerful features available, and on the other, a Glide Table to increase performance on response times.

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**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 22, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/10 "2021-10-22T11:02:36Z")

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@roldy I just did some testing with this and found that whilst it’s not working in the builder, it does still appear to be working fine in the published app.

In fact, if I try it in the published app and then watch the data editor in the builder, I can see the values change a few seconds after the action has been triggered from the app.

Have you tested this?

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/11 "2021-10-22T11:30:37Z")

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Thanks @Darren_Murphy I tried but the behavior in my case doesn’t change from builder to APP. It doesn’t work anyway.  
I’m just preparing an extralight version of a sample APP where the problem comes up. I’ll copy it here as soon as I’m done if you can take a look, I hope it will also be useful for others to better understand the situation.

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**Author:** ![Lin\_Altshuler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lin_altshuler/32/32591_2.png) [@Lin\_Altshuler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lin_Altshuler)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/12 "2021-10-22T12:02:59Z")

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I have a relation between 2 google sheet tables and the set column action stopped working

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**Author:** ![stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/stefan/32/33236_2.png) [@stefan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/stefan)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/13 "2021-10-22T12:05:49Z")

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did not work for me. both inputs via builder and app does not change values in the data editor.

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**Author:** ![Francisco\_Maldonado](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/francisco_maldonado/32/18423_2.png) [@Francisco\_Maldonado](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Francisco_Maldonado)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/14 "2021-10-22T12:26:34Z")

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I am presenting this same problem since yesterday in all my applications, I also sent the ticket to support.

I have tried the set column with simple relations to perform an action on another table (Write, edit, delete) from the editor and from the app and it does not work.

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**Author:** ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/15 "2021-10-22T12:31:42Z")

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Hey everyone,

We are aware of the problem and already working on it.

Thanks for your reports and patience!

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/16 "2021-10-22T12:31:47Z")

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In summary, what’s happening to me (and how I see many others) starting today.  
This is the situation: the set column action through a relation works only if the relation is between tables of the same species (GS to GS, or GT to GT).  
Try this little example APP; here you can see the bare problem.  
Also note that on both screens the button with the action that doesn’t work disappears.

> **[TEST Set Column](https://testsetcolumn.glideapp.io/)**

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**Author:** ![Roldy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/roldy/32/36068_2.png) [@Roldy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Roldy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/17 "2021-10-22T12:33:42Z")

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Happy to know you’re work on this.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Francisco\_Maldonado](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/francisco_maldonado/32/18423_2.png) [@Francisco\_Maldonado](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Francisco_Maldonado)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/18 "2021-10-22T12:36:20Z")

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It does not work for me even when the relationships are in the same type of table GS to GS or GT to GT.

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**Author:** ![Lin\_Altshuler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lin_altshuler/32/32591_2.png) [@Lin\_Altshuler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lin_Altshuler)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/19 "2021-10-22T12:59:28Z")

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GS to GS not working either

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**Author:** ![Adam\_Xu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/adam_xu/32/9762_2.png) [@Adam\_Xu](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Adam_Xu)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434/20 "2021-10-22T15:32:11Z")

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In my case, Setting Column Values via a single value/whole row stopped working suddenly. I thought about trying a regular relation to temporarily make it work. Now seems it won’t be working either. All the receiving columns are user specific.

[Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-column-values-into-a-relation-row-do-not-work/33434.md?page=2)
