# \#big-tables

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## [🆕 Data backup add-on for Enterprise plans](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-backup-add-on-for-enterprise-plans/85075)

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**Author:** [@NoCodeAndy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/NoCodeAndy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-backup-add-on-for-enterprise-plans/85075 "2025-10-24T17:21:30Z")

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Data backups are now available as a paid add-on for Enterprise plans :floppy\_disk: Automatically protect your Glide Big Tables data with customizable backup intervals and point-in-time restores, ensuring data safety, co…

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## [How to transfer app to client where expected rows are to be greater than 25K?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-transfer-app-to-client-where-expected-rows-are-to-be-greater-than-25k/84666)

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**Author:** [@Akshit\_Agarwal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Akshit_Agarwal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-transfer-app-to-client-where-expected-rows-are-to-be-greater-than-25k/84666 "2025-09-30T08:40:39Z")

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Hello All!, Feeling a little frustrated with the whole non transferability of big tables. :angry: I’ve made an app for my client which is expected to go beyond 25K rows in 8-10 months. Hence i chose big tables as my da…

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## [Glide Big Table failed to upload under 150.000 row data (file size 5 Mb) --\> Error 1001](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-table-failed-to-upload-under-150-000-row-data-file-size-5-mb-error-1001/84066)

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**Author:** [@Deny\_Pratama](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Deny_Pratama)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-table-failed-to-upload-under-150-000-row-data-file-size-5-mb-error-1001/84066 "2025-08-28T10:51:43Z")

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First time reporting a bug? Refer to our Start Here post. Team ID: In the Glide dashoard URL, e.g. https://go.glideapps.com/o/k3BJLizTJZreHHvoqxZP/f/e97b90dd-365f-4573-83db-a39b7a38b885 App ID: In the Glide build…

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## [GBT not refreshing automatically and gives error when deleting a row](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gbt-not-refreshing-automatically-and-gives-error-when-deleting-a-row/81983)

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**Author:** [@Fadi\_Malek](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Fadi_Malek)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gbt-not-refreshing-automatically-and-gives-error-when-deleting-a-row/81983 "2025-07-08T20:01:55Z")

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Team ID: oGqYDxcXByTYiR408BxD App ID: 7TVcI0n52BmuZiTdG1WP Description: Here is an incidence that happens all the time. Besides, many times the delete is not happening on GBT, and the database behind the app becomes co…

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## [When to go in for Big Tables?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/when-to-go-in-for-big-tables/71730)

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**Author:** [@prettycold](https://community.glideapps.com/u/prettycold)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/when-to-go-in-for-big-tables/71730 "2025-06-02T12:23:44Z")

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Hello, I would like to understand a bit more about Big Tables on top of the documentation available. To give some background, my client use a Business plan. and currently use Glide tables. I was wondering whether it wou…

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## [I can't filter the data with the lookup column](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-cant-filter-the-data-with-the-lookup-column/81032)

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**Author:** [@angkukubb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/angkukubb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-cant-filter-the-data-with-the-lookup-column/81032 "2025-03-29T04:37:32Z")

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Description I want to filter the contact list where the account owner is the user. The contact is associated with the account table, and I use the lookup to get the account owner. However, I don’t see the option when I…

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## [Glide Big Tables: Efficient Filtering and Searching Techniques](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-tables-efficient-filtering-and-searching-techniques/80326)

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**Author:** [@Gideon\_Lahav\_Busines](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gideon_Lahav_Busines)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-tables-efficient-filtering-and-searching-techniques/80326 "2025-02-25T14:40:18Z")

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Hello, everyone! I’m Gideon, and today we’re diving into the powerful features of Glide Big Tables. This tutorial is perfect for no-code app developers looking to enhance their data management skills, no matter the size …

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## [Workaround for filtering by some computed columns in glide big tables](https://community.glideapps.com/t/workaround-for-filtering-by-some-computed-columns-in-glide-big-tables/79701)

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**Author:** [@Eitan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eitan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/workaround-for-filtering-by-some-computed-columns-in-glide-big-tables/79701 "2025-02-01T05:01:34Z")

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Hello! I have been employing a technique to work around some of the filtering limitations of glide big tables which I have not seen mentioned around here. For example, I have a table of bookings which are related to di…

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## [Big Tables - date/time column offset issue](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-tables-date-time-column-offset-issue/75513)

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**Author:** [@Itai\_Peer](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Itai_Peer)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-tables-date-time-column-offset-issue/75513 "2025-01-23T10:24:34Z")

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Hi everyone I created a new glide big table. I have imported data into it via CSV. The data contains a phone call log. After the import I discovered that for date/time columns, glide automatically reduces 3 hours from…

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## [Glide Big Tables | Bad performance](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-tables-bad-performance/78092)

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**Author:** [@Faris\_Ben\_Saad](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Faris_Ben_Saad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-tables-bad-performance/78092 "2024-11-25T17:47:36Z")

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Hey Gliders, Just some Context: We had an Airtable-only Backend for our application so far. The application is very feature-rich and has several queries (we’re already optimizing on that) despite the application being…

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## [Big Tables - Running Balance](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-tables-running-balance/77427)

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**Author:** [@Scotttiey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Scotttiey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-tables-running-balance/77427 "2024-10-29T08:51:44Z")

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Hi, I know this has been mentioned previously but just wondering if anyone has found a solution/workaround for calculating running balances when using Big Tables. The scenario is an Interest Payments Table (linked to a …

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## [Increase Limit of filtered rows to retrieve from a big table](https://community.glideapps.com/t/increase-limit-of-filtered-rows-to-retrieve-from-a-big-table/76989)

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**Author:** [@Jesus\_Valenzuela\_Dia](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jesus_Valenzuela_Dia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/increase-limit-of-filtered-rows-to-retrieve-from-a-big-table/76989 "2024-10-11T01:11:28Z")

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Increase the limit of 1k of rows for the Gide API for Big Tables,

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## [Rollup Average Issue on Big Table](https://community.glideapps.com/t/rollup-average-issue-on-big-table/76955)

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**Author:** [@GT\_Formation](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GT_Formation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/rollup-average-issue-on-big-table/76955 "2024-10-10T14:10:05Z")

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Hello, I have a problem in Big Table with a “Rollup” column that calculates the average of a “Math” column with a simple calculation ( (a+b+c)/d ). I’m supposed to have the same result, since the average is based on …

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## [Migrating from Regular to Big Tables - some tips & advice](https://community.glideapps.com/t/migrating-from-regular-to-big-tables-some-tips-advice/72852)

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**Author:** [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/migrating-from-regular-to-big-tables-some-tips-advice/72852 "2024-08-20T15:31:12Z")

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Recently I did a rather large migration job - moving tens of thousands of rows from a regular Glide Table to a Big Table. As well as moving the data, there were hundreds of column references, actions, screens and compone…

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## [Big Table Preview changes and BT usage question](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-table-preview-changes-and-bt-usage-question/74979)

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**Author:** [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-table-preview-changes-and-bt-usage-question/74979 "2024-07-18T14:21:31Z")

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I have @Darren\_Murphy excellent “Limitations of Big Tables” Is it documented what computed column capabilities change in the Preview Mode. I will have a couple of tables with 10,000+ rows so I either need big tables or …

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## [Switching data source on "New table" from Sheets to bigquery](https://community.glideapps.com/t/switching-data-source-on-new-table-from-sheets-to-bigquery/74686)

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**Author:** [@Itai\_Peer](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Itai_Peer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 6:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/switching-data-source-on-new-table-from-sheets-to-bigquery/74686 "2024-07-09T06:34:15Z")

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Hi, I have an app that I created using a Google sheets data source. I recreated 1 table in BigQuery with exactly the same column names as the Google sheet. My goal is to make a seamless switch, so when I replace the d…

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## [Splitting a large CSV file into multiple smaller files](https://community.glideapps.com/t/splitting-a-large-csv-file-into-multiple-smaller-files/72774)

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**Author:** [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/splitting-a-large-csv-file-into-multiple-smaller-files/72774 "2024-04-21T23:41:02Z")

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Just this past weekend I needed to migrate a large amount of data from a regular Glide Table to a Big Table. Glide conveniently provides import/export options directly from the Data Editor to help with this. However the …

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## [Importing date records into Big Tables](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-date-records-into-big-tables/59623)

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**Author:** [@snooprussyruss](https://community.glideapps.com/u/snooprussyruss)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-date-records-into-big-tables/59623 "2024-03-29T03:17:02Z")

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Weird issue here - wondering if anyone else has the issue. It took me a while to fathom out what was happening. Imported a 65,000 row excel sheet into Big Tables. Import worked fine - except a date column shows 1 day ea…

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## [Big Table Data Not Appearing in UI](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-table-data-not-appearing-in-ui/71604)

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**Author:** [@Ahmad\_Taleb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ahmad_Taleb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/big-table-data-not-appearing-in-ui/71604 "2024-03-12T23:58:21Z")

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Hi All, I’m looking for some help setting up Big Tables in my app. Context: I’ve started using Big Tables for use cases in which I anticipate there will be a large number of rows being creating by a user and in which …

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## [GBT dropdown choice component with default value prevent form submit](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gbt-dropdown-choice-component-with-default-value-prevent-form-submit/70839)

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**Author:** [@Rien\_Dumore](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rien_Dumore)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/gbt-dropdown-choice-component-with-default-value-prevent-form-submit/70839 "2024-02-15T08:01:16Z")

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When using a big table as the source for a choice component in a form screen for regular table. The default value that is set shows up in the required choice component, but that choice component prevents the submission o…

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## [Joined list on computed column in GBT - one is working, other is not](https://community.glideapps.com/t/joined-list-on-computed-column-in-gbt-one-is-working-other-is-not/70576)

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**Author:** [@aferguson024](https://community.glideapps.com/u/aferguson024)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/joined-list-on-computed-column-in-gbt-one-is-working-other-is-not/70576 "2024-02-07T11:51:58Z")

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Hello I have turned on the ‘More computed columns in GBT’ preview feature. In one GBT table, I have created a Joined List that joins a list of template text fields retrieved through a relation to another GBT table. See…

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## [In edit screen not possible to delete row from big table via single relation](https://community.glideapps.com/t/in-edit-screen-not-possible-to-delete-row-from-big-table-via-single-relation/70509)

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**Author:** [@Rien\_Dumore](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rien_Dumore)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/in-edit-screen-not-possible-to-delete-row-from-big-table-via-single-relation/70509 "2024-02-05T13:50:16Z")

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Works pefect in detail or new screens, but not in edit screens it seems. Does anyone know the cause and/or work around for this?

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## [Glide Big Tables - pricing](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-tables-pricing/58578)

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**Author:** [@abdo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/abdo)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-big-tables-pricing/58578 "2024-01-18T01:13:43Z")

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How are Glide Big Tables currently priced? Every add row is an update. are there any other costs of using them?

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## [Switching from Glide Tables to Big Tables](https://community.glideapps.com/t/switching-from-glide-tables-to-big-tables/68827)

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**Author:** [@jkostreva](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jkostreva)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/switching-from-glide-tables-to-big-tables/68827 "2023-12-19T00:03:29Z")

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If I have built my app using glide tables an switch to big tables do I need to reconnect all my user side fields to the Big Table or can I use linking for that?

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## [Can't seem to sort data from Big Table rollup values](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-seem-to-sort-data-from-big-table-rollup-values/66497)

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**Author:** [@Errcomp](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Errcomp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-seem-to-sort-data-from-big-table-rollup-values/66497 "2023-10-11T14:37:37Z")

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Looking to make a leaderboard using Big Table rollup values. However I can’t seem to sort the data grid by the rollup value. It doesn’t show up under the sort function for the component. It does however show up under the…

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## [Need Sorting of Big Table computed columns!](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-sorting-of-big-table-computed-columns/66909)

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**Author:** [@Errcomp](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Errcomp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-sorting-of-big-table-computed-columns/66909 "2023-10-11T14:28:25Z")

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Desperately needing sorting of BT rollup columns for big enterprise level apps! Common use cases: leaderboard, inventories, performance rankings, prioritization rankings. My enterprise level client of 2 years, with 500+ …

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## [HELP ! Big Table data not syncing](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-big-table-data-not-syncing/66696)

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**Author:** [@Qasim\_Javeed](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Qasim_Javeed)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-big-table-data-not-syncing/66696 "2023-10-03T06:41:04Z")

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I am using the same big table in the 2 apps and was testing the data synchronization but it is kind of mixed , data is not syncing automatically or you can say not showing me and when i reload data or refresh the glide …

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## [Multiple Delete Rows in BT](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-delete-rows-in-bt/66555)

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**Author:** [@Alexey\_Baranov1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Alexey_Baranov1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-delete-rows-in-bt/66555 "2023-09-27T18:59:41Z")

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Hi Gliders! I’m stuck with trouble how to delete multimultiple Rows in BT. It’s terrible to do it one by one with huge quantity of updates :scream: Are there workarounds maybe? My use case is storing bar-codes to a ro…

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## [Deletion Loop does not work for related rows housed in Glide Big Tables](https://community.glideapps.com/t/deletion-loop-does-not-work-for-related-rows-housed-in-glide-big-tables/62189)

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**Author:** [@Alaap\_Kanchwala](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Alaap_Kanchwala)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/deletion-loop-does-not-work-for-related-rows-housed-in-glide-big-tables/62189 "2023-06-11T07:30:08Z")

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Hey, I came across this issue 1 day ago. I have a parent table containing the sales orders (Glide Big Tables) and a child table containing the sales order items (Glide Big Tables). Unfortunately, I am unable to delete t…

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## [Can I use the following computed columns in Big Tables?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-the-following-computed-columns-in-big-tables/62475)

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**Author:** [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-the-following-computed-columns-in-big-tables/62475 "2023-06-06T02:06:27Z")

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Can I use the following computed columns in Big Tables? Multi Relationships Lookups Find Element Index Query User Specific Column Template If-else

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