# Create a new related entity in a to-many relation field **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [February 9, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376 "2026-02-09T21:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/1 "2026-02-09T21:09:46Z")
Double checking whether or not I’ve encountered a bug here. I am setting up an automation in my contractor invoices database where one contractor invoice can be linked to multiple expenses in the expense database. However in Fibery automations I am not seeing an action where I can create a single expense that is linked to the contractor invoice by clicking a button. The only action I’m seeing is to update all the entities that are already linked to that contractor invoice. Why is that? I could have sworn this feature already existed. Looking for guidance here as to whether this is a bug that it is missing or this is actually a feature request somewhere. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/2 "2026-02-09T21:25:24Z")
There should be an action called “Add [database name]”. Maybe it’s a lookup or an autolinked relation? ---
**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/3 "2026-02-10T16:47:30Z")
I can add files, but I cannot add a related entity. Just update all linked entities. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/f/f19c3d78e53249a63ba12d063b3c36a387fe3bed.png) I don’t follow what you mean here: > [@RonMakesSystems](#): > > Maybe it’s a lookup or an autolinked relation? Are you asking if I’m sure it’s actually a relation field? ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/4 "2026-02-10T17:47:45Z")
> [@helloitse](#): > > Are you asking if I’m sire it’s actually a relation field? Yeah, because it’s weird that it doesnt show… Here’s mine: ![Screenshot 2026-02-10 at 14.46.46](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/f/fc10244841673b045045bddb0c94360bd7ab94f0.png) Can you share a template of what you have? or a video showing how its set up? ---
**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/5 "2026-02-10T20:13:25Z")
It’s definitely a relation field but I just confirmed there is an auto-link enabled. I can’t imagine why we shouldn’t be able to create a new record just because auto-linking is turned on. The auto-link parameters should just become non-editable, prefilled properties, for the relation ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/6 "2026-02-10T20:25:51Z")
Agreed. Feel free to vote for the change here: [Allow create of auto-linked relations in automations](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-create-of-auto-linked-relations-in-automations/9777) ---
**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/create-a-new-related-entity-in-a-to-many-relation-field/10376/7 "2026-02-10T20:50:06Z")
Thank you Ron. You’re the best!