# \[DONE\] Disable Link items in Collection in Entity View **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [December 16, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317 "2021-12-16T17:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luke\_Irvine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/luke_irvine/32/4428_2.png) [@luke\_Irvine](https://community.fibery.io/u/luke_Irvine)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317/1 "2021-12-16T17:42:21Z")
I have a related database and want people to be able to create new items in the database from the another items sheet but it first gives them an option to link to an existing item which then unlinks that item from a previous link as it is set to only be linked to 1 item. Is there a way to limit them to create only instead of having a link option dropdown ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/5/5d01789b4be5f9621d5a352a3c6cd8a52fa91890.png) ---
**Author:** ![luke\_Irvine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/luke_irvine/32/4428_2.png) [@luke\_Irvine](https://community.fibery.io/u/luke_Irvine)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317/2 "2021-12-16T17:45:25Z")
Also on a related topic, It would be great to be able to have the item created with a user selectable value from another related database instead of them having to type an arbitrary name and they get them to select the item after opening it. I have preset “roles” for these position and i dont need the “name” field i just need to assign the “role” from that database. ---
**Author:** ![luke\_Irvine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/luke_irvine/32/4428_2.png) [@luke\_Irvine](https://community.fibery.io/u/luke_Irvine)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317/3 "2021-12-16T20:14:04Z")
Otherwise is there a way of disabling the “Link or Create” button ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/7/76490eed3352ee3906d2db9717098631e56b2d82.png) I have setup a button to be able to add the items correctly but people are going to hit this button and mess things up at times. thanks ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317/4 "2021-12-24T12:28:13Z")
In fact it will be solved automatically when we will migrate Entity View into Blocks. In this case you will add Table View with Events Positions into Event View and in it only Add works by default. > [@Migrate Entity View to Blocks](https://community.fibery.io/t/in-dev-migrate-entity-view-to-blocks/2005): > > We create a new Entity View where per-Type elements (rich-text Fields → Text Blocks, context Lists → View Blocks, etc.) coexist with per-Entity elements (Text/Whiteboard/View Block). Structured Fields (currently on the right) are left intact for now. No need to migrate EVERYTHING on the left (Files, Comments, etc.), these things are enough for the first iteration: Text Block (aka collabdoc, Prose Mirror) Permissions for native Blocks are a must. Contributors+ can reorder/add/remove Blocks on … We will have linking problem as a side effect, though 🙂 But we will think how to solve it. ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317/5 "2025-10-02T13:51:22Z")
5 years later, it is done > [@October 2, 2025 / green\_salad Bunch of usability improvements](https://community.fibery.io/t/october-2-2025-bunch-of-usability-improvements/9722): > > We are continuing to make Fibery less annoying to use. I hope you will enjoy small improvements here and there in this release. Disable linking existing Entities on a Context View (always create new Entities) In some scenarios, you (almost) never link an existing Entity from a Context View, but (almost) always create new ones. For example, you have Time records linked to Project, or Expenses linked to Shipment, etc. Now you have an option to disable linking in Context List Views. Open Items men… ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-disable-link-items-in-collection-in-entity-view/2317/6 "2025-10-02T15:51:36Z")