# UPDATEIF(EMPTY,xxx)

**URL:** <https://community.ragic.com/t/updateif-empty-xxx/10200>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 10, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.ragic.com/t/updateif-empty-xxx/10200 "2022-03-10T19:32:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![pax](https://community.ragic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@pax](https://community.ragic.com/u/pax)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.ragic.com/t/updateif-empty-xxx/10200/1 "2022-03-10T19:32:34Z")

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Is there any workaround that allows a calculation on the field to occur ONLY if there isn’t a value there already? I don’t want automatic calculations overwriting a value that the user has already input. Any solution I try involving other fields is flagged as a circular reference and not allowed.

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**Author:** ![hank](https://community.ragic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@hank](https://community.ragic.com/u/hank)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://community.ragic.com/t/updateif-empty-xxx/10200/2 "2022-03-14T11:02:12Z")

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Hi,

I would suggest create another field, reference the field which is already existed. For example, A1 is the field existed now, create A2, and assign formula like UPDATEIF(A1.RAW="",value\_if\_true,A1).