# Populate an existing field(s) into a relational table \[Jan 04\]

**URL:** <https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177>\
**Category:** Discord-Discussions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177 "2022-11-03T07:53:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177/1 "2022-11-03T07:53:02Z")

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> 🙋‍♂️ **Jero Järvenpää** _asked_

## Is there a way to create a function, which adds records to a LinkToAnotherRecord column? Here I explain my objective: [NocoDB LinkToAnotherRecord | Loom](https://www.loom.com/share/81c93e05dae64a098761e59ca722249d)

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177/2 "2022-11-03T07:53:03Z")

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### This would have to be done manually by writing custom scripts

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177/3 "2022-11-03T07:53:04Z")

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### I will DM you

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> 🙋‍♂️ **vikiiingur** _replied_

#### can you share this with me too please?

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177/5 "2022-11-03T07:53:06Z")

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### sorry, the scripts has to be run by you

#### its no available in nocodb

#### migrating from airtable is something we can think of

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/populate-an-existing-field-s-into-a-relational-table-jan-04/177/6 "2022-11-03T07:53:07Z")

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### in the coming days

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> 🙋‍♂️ **Jero Järvenpää** _replied_

#### I would be very interested in this kind of feature or about the scripts that would achieve this.

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