# Using Tables in Triggers that have Place Holders

**URL:** <https://community.tulip.co/t/using-tables-in-triggers-that-have-place-holders/10605>\
**Category:** Get Started\
**Tags:** apps\
**Created:** [February 15, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-tables-in-triggers-that-have-place-holders/10605 "2024-02-15T16:59:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![richardg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@richardg](https://community.tulip.co/u/richardg)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-tables-in-triggers-that-have-place-holders/10605/1 "2024-02-15T16:59:28Z")

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I am setting a second trigger on a next button so that it saves some timing data. I have a placeholder setup for the table

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/d/d889a98f4bdff2666b83ed451469ad3096bf624d.png)  
It is the bottom one Step Takt Time. When I go into the trigger and try to add the table so I can store to it I do not have the option.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/b/b283e043ce4ed561479a7c75afbf05722547f5b2.png)  
It seems to be because I am using an expression which I want to use for the ID but I am not sure why it will not let me do it.

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**Author:** ![Beth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/beth/32/5987_2.png) [@Beth](https://community.tulip.co/u/Beth)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-tables-in-triggers-that-have-place-holders/10605/2 "2024-02-15T18:56:56Z")

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Hi @richardg -

Good question! I think here, since you are creating a record for that Step Takt Time table, you will want to use the following for your trigger:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/9/9b10d6fe74178b3601a4c1e4cc6b28b47d4fdd7d.png)

Once you create that ID record with this trigger, then you could use Data Manipulation → Store to add other fields of data in the subsequent columns.

Does this help / make sense?

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**Author:** ![richardg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@richardg](https://community.tulip.co/u/richardg)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-tables-in-triggers-that-have-place-holders/10605/3 "2024-02-15T19:17:31Z")

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That makes sense. I will give it a try. I will need to make a ID that I can figure out it at the time I need to update it

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**Author:** ![richardg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@richardg](https://community.tulip.co/u/richardg)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-tables-in-triggers-that-have-place-holders/10605/4 "2024-02-22T12:52:24Z")

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Seems to be working great! Thanks!