# Two app tabs reference to same spreadsheet - allow editing

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/two-app-tabs-reference-to-same-spreadsheet-allow-editing/2536>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [November 30, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/two-app-tabs-reference-to-same-spreadsheet-allow-editing/2536 "2019-11-30T14:01:48Z")\
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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:** [November 30, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/two-app-tabs-reference-to-same-spreadsheet-allow-editing/2536/2 "2019-11-30T14:08:36Z")

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Duplicating tabs is fine if you just a different way to view it, but since detail layouts are tied to sheets. Any changes from one tab will affect others tabs that use the same sheet. I would create a duplicate sheet that is used for view only on your second tab.

> [@FInstagram Profiles (Bug?)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/finstagram-profiles-bug/1572/5):
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> I’ve updated the FInstagram sample to use the new Relation columns in the Data Editor. You can make a read-only copy of the user profiles by mirroring the Profile sheet in another tab, but this is a bit too advanced to include in the template. Create a second tab in your sheet and put in cell A1: ={Profile!A:Z} to create a copy of the profile sheet. Now use this as the read-only profiles in the app that cannot be edited.

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