# Why the ability to view data in local tables is paramount

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**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [January 6, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-the-ability-to-view-data-in-local-tables-is-paramount/2770163 "2024-01-06T20:27:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![steve\_synopsis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@steve\_synopsis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/steve_synopsis)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-the-ability-to-view-data-in-local-tables-is-paramount/2770163/7 "2024-01-16T00:58:50Z")

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If I am in the process of building an app and for example accepting input from the UI and storing it in a table, as part of the building and troubleshooting process I should be able to examine the table by going to datasources, selecting the table and seeing the data. I can do that with Google Sheets. My question is, why can’t I do with a local datasource.

I have a table with 453 rows that I pasted from Excel and I can see all of that data,

 ![2024-01-15 20-49-29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/7/d7829651ce5f8d2dc4b20f638488674f5127f060.png)

but if I run this code to insert a row I cannot see that data.

![2024-01-15 20-55-39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/9/19f8a595b2da370fcc0ad07cfe236865895cce64.png)

but the text on the button confirms that the data was added to row 453 but is not visible

 ![2024-01-15 20-55-59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/8/c8274df7f139e3dd72e241e4ebd9da6e37df7c3d.png)

Sorry, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

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