can a repeat element access other form data in the app builder

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What are the exact steps to reproduce this issue?

Can repeat elements in an application access form data from outside the repeat?

Here is my specific setup:

I’m trying to set up a database for caring for fish in an aquarium system.

I have a table of fish in the system (organized by fish name), and a table of daily checks (organized by dates), which should contain each day that a person checked each fish and fed it.

I’d like to set up an application so that a person can log each fish that they check, without having to re-enter their name for each check. I use a repeat element to list all of the fish currently in the system, then allow a person to identify them individually as “fed”, then click a button to add a row to the daily checks table with the information and today’s date. The name of the person is in an element outside the repeat (“Form data > Name”), but when I use the “add row” action for a button and fill in “Form data > Name” for the Name element, it correctly adds the row, but the new row has a blank item for Name.

@frederikdc could you please check this out :folded_hands:

I just simulated the use case and it seems that it is not possible to refer to an input field that is outside the repeat element.

If I add a button inside the repeat element to show a notification with the content of the input field, the notification box shows an empty text.

I check the issue with the dev team.