# Populating a local database

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/populating-a-local-database/4065485>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/populating-a-local-database/4065485 "2025-08-07T23:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![sdmahaney\_sla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sdmahaney_sla/32/209079_2.png) [@sdmahaney\_sla](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sdmahaney_sla)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/populating-a-local-database/4065485/1 "2025-08-07T23:26:37Z")

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I want to make a local database with a substantial number of columns, 51 so far.  
It will have the same columns as a much larger shared (non-editable) database.  
Is there any shortcut to define the columns in the local version?

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**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:** [November 5, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/populating-a-local-database/4065485/2 "2025-11-05T23:26:46Z")

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