# Allow Automations to Update entities via Lookup fields

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-automations-to-update-entities-via-lookup-fields/3006>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Created:** [June 27, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-automations-to-update-entities-via-lookup-fields/3006 "2022-06-27T19:09:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-automations-to-update-entities-via-lookup-fields/3006/1 "2022-06-27T19:09:43Z")

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I am frustrated by the inability of Rules to Update entities related through a Lookup 😒

It means more Javascript, which seems unnecessary.

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**Author:** ![danielbmarsh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/danielbmarsh/32/13104_2.png) [@danielbmarsh](https://community.fibery.io/u/danielbmarsh)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-automations-to-update-entities-via-lookup-fields/3006/2 "2025-07-15T15:49:06Z")

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This should also include formula fields, which would really expand the automations capabilities.

Formulas would essentially allow you to update any entity in the system without script and without linking entities.

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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-automations-to-update-entities-via-lookup-fields/3006/3 "2025-08-19T19:45:10Z")

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Adding frustration to this! It allows for ones that are with “Autolinking” I think I will need to autolink the relation that could have been a lookup just to get the automation to update it.

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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-automations-to-update-entities-via-lookup-fields/3006/4 "2026-06-13T07:51:41Z")

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Facing this issue again when trying to build something. I love how lookups/formulas behave almost like relations in many ways, I wish this was part of the ways.

Solved with auto-linking, (formula outputting the IDs of the needed relations, then auto-link based on ids… The new “contains” in auto-linking is a saviour) but this results in two fields instead of one which is just a bit redundant.

Ideally this feature request is possible.