# Write to a relationship field

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-a-relationship-field/45523>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-a-relationship-field/45523 "2022-07-29T13:00:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryanaspire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ryanaspire/32/45144_2.png) [@ryanaspire](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ryanaspire)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-a-relationship-field/45523/1 "2022-07-29T13:00:29Z")

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Newb here… Wondering how I write to a relation field?

I’ve got one setup in Airtable, and another native Glide one.

But neither show up on the Add From screen?

In some cases I want to hardcode the value, in other cases, I want to set the values based on a dropdown where the source is the related table.

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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:** [July 29, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-a-relationship-field/45523/2 "2022-07-29T13:59:44Z")

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Based on what I’ve read about linked records in airtable, I think your glide relation would be better. But to be clear, a glide relation is a link to a row, or a series of rows in another table. Not a specific column. You can however set column values through a single relation.

With that said, it might help to have a better understanding of what exactly you are trying to achieve. I’m sure there is a way to get what you want, but we’ll need a better understanding of your problem.