# Set Columns ---\> always be able to set to the User Profile Sheet

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-columns-always-be-able-to-set-to-the-user-profile-sheet/35197>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 28, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-columns-always-be-able-to-set-to-the-user-profile-sheet/35197 "2021-11-28T19:05:08Z")\
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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:** [November 29, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/set-columns-always-be-able-to-set-to-the-user-profile-sheet/35197/3 "2021-11-29T02:33:30Z")

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yeah, it’s kind of odd that you can’t already do this. I mean, you can _read_ them from anywhere, so why not be able to _write_ to them?

btw, I think this is essentially the same request as this one ⬇

> [@Need "Set Column \> User Profile \>" without template/relationToUser](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-set-column-user-profile-without-template-relationtouser/34131):
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> In order to write a value to the currently signed in user’s row from a different sheet, you need to: create a template column point it to User Profile \>Row ID or Email create a relation column that links the two sheets by this value [Screen Shot 2021-11-06 at 3.01.38 PM] Only then can you do a “set column” action to the user profile sheet. A better solution would be to enable the “User Profile \>” reference natively within the Set Column act…

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