# \[DONE\] Editable Lookup Fields **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-editable-lookup-fields/8424 "2025-03-11T16:01:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**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:** [March 13, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-editable-lookup-fields/8424/13 "2025-03-13T23:06:23Z")
Just found its related to this: > [@FRQ: Database Inheritance](https://community.fibery.io/t/frq-database-inheritance/4528): > > Hi, For certain types of databases (i.e. Tasks, People, Organisations, Tools) I would like to have the ability to inherit/extend databases. For example: I want a base database called Person which has a few basic fields: given name, surname, email, phone, etc. I’ll have database called Staff that extends Person, which in addition has fields like: join date, role, salary, etc. I’ll have a database called Contact that extends Person, which adds fields like: company, meetings, etc. I’ll have a d… I thought I’d giving it a shot with automations. You can copy the space: > **[Login](https://shared.fibery.io/sign-up?appShareId=7f0af885-0698-41a5-81de-afaef775b769-database-inheritance)** > > Log in into your Fibery account. Build your company workspace with no code. The issue is when the “lookup” relation is empty, its still an editable field that is not linked to anything. Solved it by automatically creating the lookup relation, but this might cause duplicates depending on where the data is, and where it is being inputted. Depends on workflow this part can be adjusted. Its less neat than an “editable” switch, but if its a problem you need solving right now, here’s a way you can copy. Note: this bypasses permissions. They will be editing entities they do not have access to edit, through the “editable look up” --- _[View the full topic](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-editable-lookup-fields/8424)._