# Global lists: How to insert items from the Workflow or from an external application?

**URL:** <https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-lists-how-to-insert-items-from-the-workflow-or-from-an-external-application/520>\
**Category:** Global Lists\
**Created:** [July 26, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-lists-how-to-insert-items-from-the-workflow-or-from-an-external-application/520 "2013-07-26T02:34:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![wfg-admin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/wfg-admin/32/714_2.png) [@wfg-admin](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/wfg-admin)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-lists-how-to-insert-items-from-the-workflow-or-from-an-external-application/520/1 "2013-07-26T02:34:14Z")

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Is it possible to insert new Global list items from a Workflow or an external application ?

We do not provide a solution yet.  
A web service API and a new worfkow action will be provided in the future.

In the meantime you can export the data in an external database table which can be databound to a global list.

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**Author:** ![dcarruth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@dcarruth](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/dcarruth)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-lists-how-to-insert-items-from-the-workflow-or-from-an-external-application/520/2 "2018-10-19T03:26:37Z")

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Is this possible yet? It would be so much easier if a Workflow could update a Global List

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**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-lists-how-to-insert-items-from-the-workflow-or-from-an-external-application/520/3 "2018-10-23T14:08:01Z")

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Hi David,

This is still not achievable using the Web service API. But Global lists are data stored in the WorkflowGen database, so you can always update the global list by updating the tables **WFLIST** and **WFLIST\_ITEMS**

For **WFLIST** , make sure to increment **NB\_ITEMS** each time you add a new item  
For **WFLIST\_ITEMS** make sure to always take the **MAX(DISP\_ORDER) + 1** each time you add a new item.

Regards,  
Eddy.