# Use values from computed columns in filters? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [September 21, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511 "2025-09-21T23:20:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KayleighOliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kayleigholiver/32/80677_2.png) [@KayleighOliver](https://community.glideapps.com/u/KayleighOliver)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/1 "2025-09-21T23:20:49Z")
Hi, I have calculated the distance within a distance column in a non-User table. I wanted to use this within a filter on the layout to show the results of a user search. The location will only appear if it’s under a certain distance. However it seems only basic columns are allowed to be referenced in filters in non-User tables. The other way I thought to solve this would be to create a brand new table based on the results that only show under this distance, but an error occured saying the relation can’t be made. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can do this? ---
**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:** [September 21, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/2 "2025-09-21T23:52:31Z")
Is it a Glide Big Table? ---
**Author:** ![KayleighOliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kayleigholiver/32/80677_2.png) [@KayleighOliver](https://community.glideapps.com/u/KayleighOliver)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/3 "2025-09-22T03:50:25Z")
I think it is yes actually. Now that you mention it I’ve dug around in the docs and found that it shows Query on some columns and that’s a big table. It’s not my project you see so I didn’t think of it immediately. I noticed the icon for the table is different. It’s like the traditional one for a database than with the glide symbol. And I did notice a row count. I don’t use big tables so are all of these features of Big tables? If so, will just creating another normal glide table with the same data solve my problem? ---
**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:** [September 22, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/4 "2025-09-22T04:10:20Z")
Yes, it sounds like you have a big table. A regular Glide Table should work as you expect. Big Tables have several restrictions when it comes to using computed columns. > **[Big Tables | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/big-tables#limitations-of-big-tables)** > > Scale your app with up to 10 million rows of data. ---
**Author:** ![KayleighOliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kayleigholiver/32/80677_2.png) [@KayleighOliver](https://community.glideapps.com/u/KayleighOliver)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/5 "2025-09-22T04:27:59Z")
Ok thanks. I’ll try and recreate that table as a normal table and see thanks ---
**Author:** ![KayleighOliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kayleigholiver/32/80677_2.png) [@KayleighOliver](https://community.glideapps.com/u/KayleighOliver)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/6 "2025-09-22T08:29:08Z")
Thanks. It was the big table. Recreated everything and it worked immediately. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-values-from-computed-columns-in-filters/84511/7 "2025-09-29T08:29:52Z")
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