# How to write an automation that does this: \<\<if USER edited this column THEN do X. But if "This column was edited by an automation" THEN Do Nothing\>\>

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**Author:** ![Ford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dbc845/32.png) [@Ford](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Ford)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/how-to-write-an-automation-that-does-this-if-user-edited-this-column-then-do-x-but-if-this-column-was-edited-by-an-automation-then-do-nothing/48999/3 "2024-05-28T14:44:23Z")

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Thank you very much @Troy_Larson , the issue is that the automations that I’m talking about are not actual automations but "[Coda’s Native depedencies](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/launched-native-dependencies-for-easy-and-powerful-project-management/45085)" (I probably should have worded the title better), so there is no way for me to add a checkbox column that gets updated whenever a dependency changes the date of a task/row

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