# Update count for Set Column action

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-count-for-set-column-action/59175>\
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**Created:** [March 15, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-count-for-set-column-action/59175 "2023-03-15T03:28:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![james](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/james/32/71213_2.png) [@james](https://community.glideapps.com/u/james)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-count-for-set-column-action/59175/1 "2023-03-15T03:28:57Z")

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Does it count as an update if a column is updated with the same value that it already contains?

E.g.

- Column X Row 1 = “Yes”
- User clicks a button that sets Column X Row 1 to “Yes”.

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**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-count-for-set-column-action/59175/2 "2023-03-15T03:31:23Z")

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I don’t think so… you can try and check if your updates went up

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-count-for-set-column-action/59175/3 "2023-03-16T00:47:22Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/0/800ecf026474f38436b24c7d559629389cee3f92.jpeg)

> - Set Column Values, Increment, Add Row, and Delete Row actions each use one update when they run.

So that’s a yes.

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**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:** [March 17, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-count-for-set-column-action/59175/4 "2023-03-17T00:48:06Z")

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