# "Write to" custom action

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-custom-action/42277>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-custom-action/42277 "2022-05-23T16:36:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dragonjamesx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dragonjamesx/32/41398_2.png) [@Dragonjamesx](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dragonjamesx)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-custom-action/42277/1 "2022-05-23T16:36:01Z")

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I would like to suggest a write to custom action.

So someone has a text entry box. They fill in the data. They then have a button that says “save” . That button that ahs a custom action that says “write to” This points to the entry field and updates a row with whatever data is in the field.

Currently, I cannot find a way of doing this.

Cheers

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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:** [May 23, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-custom-action/42277/2 "2022-05-23T16:42:54Z")

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A single relation to the row you want to update would allow you to use a set column action to pass the test entry value to that column through the relation.

If you are already viewing the row you want to update, then you wouldn’t need the single relation. The text entry component could point to a user specific column, and a set column action could move the user specific value to the column you want to update.

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**Author:** ![Dragonjamesx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dragonjamesx/32/41398_2.png) [@Dragonjamesx](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dragonjamesx)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-custom-action/42277/3 "2022-05-23T16:51:26Z")

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Hi Jeff,

I have written my scenario in a lot more detail in the help section so you can see what I mean, I shall link to that.

If you can answer that I think I may love you forever!  
James

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**Author:** ![Dragonjamesx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dragonjamesx/32/41398_2.png) [@Dragonjamesx](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dragonjamesx)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-to-custom-action/42277/4 "2022-05-23T16:52:16Z")

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Hi Jeff, please take a look if you can.  
James

> [@Single item edit screens](https://community.glideapps.com/t/single-item-edit-screens/42281):
>
> Hi all, There is an answer to this somewhere but it is in Italian. I am trying to complete and health and safety form. It is a large form. I have saved the form on first submission. It enters a workflow stage awaiting completion ready to move on once all data needed is inputted. So when you click to re-load the form, each form entry point (can be choices, text entry, number entries etc) needs to be done. I load a show details screen. Problem with this is that i put action texts on all the dat…