# Data source - Update a specific cell that vary **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** help\ **Created:** [November 10, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886 "2025-11-10T13:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dosantoss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dosantoss](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dosantoss)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/1 "2025-11-10T13:56:54Z")
Hi! I’ve seen it’s now possible to update multiple cells in Local Data source, by creating Objects. But for updating only one specific cell, in a column that vary, do you have a simpler solution than below ? (the field in green is the one that should change). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/d/9d266b617de12cc59be65baec742ed1f0a977acc.png) Regards. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/2 "2025-11-11T11:07:49Z")
Hi @dosantoss For updating two boxes on one specific row, the field “values” should be connected to an object block and not a list. Here is an example: [![](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/z1476him/1823108889/f1861b2a3ff505c5d9c6d125ef18/image.png?expires=1762860600&signature=6f7af53eb2531c8ecb5d4c32dd28323d04f15f1f8f445ad43722090d32cdae63&req=dSglFch%2BlYlXUPMW1HO4zZGeItR%2BfEX1x1kTYqdtal6cYw%3D%3D%0A&resize=645x)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/z1476him/1823108889/f1861b2a3ff505c5d9c6d125ef18/image.png?expires=1762860600&signature=6f7af53eb2531c8ecb5d4c32dd28323d04f15f1f8f445ad43722090d32cdae63&req=dSglFch%2BlYlXUPMW1HO4zZGeItR%2BfEX1x1kTYqdtal6cYw%3D%3D%0A) You can find more information in our doc here: [Data Sources Blocks | Thunkable Docs](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/data-sources-blocks) ---
**Author:** ![dosantoss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dosantoss](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dosantoss)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/3 "2025-11-11T13:03:07Z")
Thank you @ioannis! I’ve already seen this topic, but what I’m concerned about is to update only one cell in one row, except the cell in the row can be in another column. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/4 "2025-11-11T14:52:39Z")
Hi @dosantoss To update one cell in one row, you can use the update value in block: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/0/d0b9fa0864b12a5b609e6d7e624ddebfbfb25241.png) ---
**Author:** ![dosantoss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dosantoss](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dosantoss)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/5 "2025-11-11T15:01:44Z")
The problem with this block is you can’t make the column change using a variable. Is there any solution using the “Update row in” block? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/3/a385dbfeebc594a159ed4dfaf119b5f7f1a71ad4.png) ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/6 "2025-11-11T15:36:02Z")
Could you please explain what you mean by “column change”? To set the column name dynamically, you could use the following block: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/1/a1888b642ed8f4cd8d75f8374306f6976d1a639f.png) ---
**Author:** ![dosantoss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dosantoss](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dosantoss)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/7 "2025-11-11T17:16:35Z")
Thanks to your post, I’ve found the solution! Here it is, if of any help for others: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/7/e7735597a105b3b4e354a01826e32ac9e9384c35.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-source-update-a-specific-cell-that-vary/4107886/8 "2026-02-09T17:17:16Z")
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