# Trick: Bulk update records

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455>\
**Category:** Resources & Tutorials\
**Created:** [February 20, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455 "2021-02-20T12:59:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![montetennis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/montetennis/32/5904_2.png) [@montetennis](https://forum.adalo.com/u/montetennis)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455/1 "2021-02-20T12:59:50Z")

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I’ve created this video to show a way on how to bulk update records in your apps.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/4/5/45ff018ac78c59685c6c89ca18f23d5121a204d6.jpeg "[ADALO TRICK] Easy - Bulk update records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_94ywlNVEI)

When publishing the post, I found out that @Victor found this trick a couple of months ago…  
But the video is already made, and I love this trick so much…  
Hence why not publish it anyway? 🙂

Hope you like it

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**Author:** ![ionutilie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/ionutilie/32/35498_2.png) [@ionutilie](https://forum.adalo.com/u/ionutilie)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455/2 "2021-02-22T06:34:22Z")

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Hi @montetennis  
Is there a solution to bulk update a record that is a relation between 2 databases (not necessarily users), e.g. all the items are related to a specific item in another DB?  
**Thank you.**

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**Author:** ![kicsijohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/kicsijohn/32/2966_2.png) [@kicsijohn](https://forum.adalo.com/u/kicsijohn)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455/3 "2021-02-22T08:09:52Z")

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Hi  
It is possible.

1. You need to create a custom list, this list is for DB1
2. Then add another list to the custom list, that is DB2
3. Now put the countdown timer to the second list (DB2) and add the action you need.

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**Author:** ![ionutilie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/ionutilie/32/35498_2.png) [@ionutilie](https://forum.adalo.com/u/ionutilie)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455/4 "2021-02-22T08:14:20Z")

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**Thank you** @kicsijohn !

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**Author:** ![montetennis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/montetennis/32/5904_2.png) [@montetennis](https://forum.adalo.com/u/montetennis)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455/5 "2021-02-23T15:57:31Z")

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Hey @ionutilie

I found your question very interesting, and made a quick tutorial out of it.

> [@Trick: bulk-update relations](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-relations/9583):
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> With a nested list approach, you can bulk update also the relations between two collections! The link to the cloneable app is on the Youtube description [[[ADALO TRICK] Intermediate: Bulk update relations] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA1q9Oc-8OM) Best Paolo

Hope you find it useful!

Paolo

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**Author:** ![ionutilie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/ionutilie/32/35498_2.png) [@ionutilie](https://forum.adalo.com/u/ionutilie)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/trick-bulk-update-records/9455/6 "2021-02-23T19:37:10Z")

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Hi @montetennis !  
**What an amazing support!** 🥳  
**Thank you!**