# Update data in related table via the user table **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-data-in-related-table-via-the-user-table/71291 **Category:** Ask for Help **Created:** [February 29, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-data-in-related-table-via-the-user-table/71291 "2024-02-29T15:55:18Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### 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: [February 29, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-data-in-related-table-via-the-user-table/71291/6 "2024-02-29T17:23:55Z")
No, the javascript column is pretty sandboxed and can only return a value in the same javascript column based on the code. It can’t be used for automation or to change values in other columns. Glide currently does not have any backend automation processing to process multiple rows of data, although I believe that is something they might working on. If all you are doing is resetting a boolean value, then I recommend having a look at this. It’s an old example with a classic app, so I’m not entirely sure if you can copy it anymore, but it’s worth a shot. It’s a bit of smoke and mirrors to give the appearance that a boolean has been reset for multiple columns. > [@Reset Multiple Rows At Once](https://community.glideapps.com/t/reset-multiple-rows-at-once/22211): > > There have been several requests for people to find a way to clear a value in multiple rows. I was thinking about that and came up with a quick example of a way to handle that. Instead of trying to clear a value in an entire column, I realized we could just change one value on a parent column, load it as a single value in our sheet and then compare that parent value to a column that we set or unset for each row. It’s not about clearing an entire column, it’s about making a value in each row n… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/update-data-in-related-table-via-the-user-table/71291)._