# Write user information to column when creating a new form record (createdBy) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [May 24, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628 "2024-05-24T18:10:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jasper\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jasper_m/32/75649_2.png) [@Jasper\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jasper_M)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/1 "2024-05-24T18:10:25Z")
Pretty sure this is very simple thing, but I just can’t manage to set it up. I have an app where a user can create a calendar event When the user creates a new event and presses submit, I would like the name of that person (logged in) to write into the column for that row/event that was just created, (like a “created by” value) I have my data table and user table properly setup, just don’t know how to get the above to work. thx a mil! Jasper ---
**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 24, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/2 "2024-05-24T18:44:51Z")
Is this a normal form? If so, you can add User Profile or Special Value components to the form to pass the user’s email to the destination table. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jasper_m/32/75649_2.png) [@Jasper\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jasper_M)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/3 "2024-05-24T18:56:07Z")
jep, off the shelf form almost. Was already trying to search for “special value” but didnt find any usefull online docs about this. Any pointers? ---
**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 24, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/4 "2024-05-24T19:15:21Z")
When you are in the form, add a component from the left hand panel. It should be one of the components you can choose from. ---
**Author:** ![FrancoisDigico](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/francoisdigico/32/75651_2.png) [@FrancoisDigico](https://community.glideapps.com/u/FrancoisDigico)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/5 "2024-05-24T22:37:42Z")
This might have to do with Row Owner and permissions in public. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jasper_m/32/75649_2.png) [@Jasper\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jasper_M)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/6 "2024-05-25T06:28:37Z")
thx jeff I found the special user values, managed to write data whenever a user creates or changes a record, but would like to only write the user data to the record when it gets created, and not changing after that. Now is it more of a “modified by” but looking for a “created by”. Any pointers how to get that done? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/7 "2024-05-25T06:54:21Z")
That’s just a matter of writing the value only when the record is added. A screenshot of how you have it setup would be useful. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jasper_m/32/75649_2.png) [@Jasper\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jasper_M)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/8 "2024-05-26T19:08:50Z")
Thanks all, I managed to figure it out! I didn’t have the actual “add” event action selected, but an existing event, so it only recorded modified by instead of created by. Thanks for the pointers! ---
**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:** [August 29, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-user-information-to-column-when-creating-a-new-form-record-createdby/73628/9 "2024-08-29T18:17:10Z")
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