# Perspective - Not Allowing Duplicate Entries Into a Table Component

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-not-allowing-duplicate-entries-into-a-table-component/86962>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [March 7, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-not-allowing-duplicate-entries-into-a-table-component/86962 "2024-03-07T12:40:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-not-allowing-duplicate-entries-into-a-table-component/86962/4 "2024-03-07T15:14:15Z")

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> [@bkarabinchak.psi](#):
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> since Ignition doesn't return non-int's nicely yet for getKey

_Psssst! system.db.runPrepInsert()_

> [@Automation Professionals' Integration Toolkit Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-integration-toolkit-module/74934/89):
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> Automation Professionals is pleased to announce a new release of the Integration Toolkit module. This release adds one new scripting function, [system.db.runPrepInsert()](https://www.automation-pros.com/toolkit/doc/utility.html#runprepinsert). It is very similar to IA's [system.db.runPrepUpdate()](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.db.runPrepUpdate), intepreting the query, args, database, and tx arguments in the same fashion. The getKey argument is omitted as moot, as this function always retrieves generated keys. The skipAudit optional argument is unimplemented. For Ignition v8.1+: [v2.0.15.240431913](https://www.automation-pros.com/ignition/Integration%20Toolkit-2.0.15.240431913-v81.modl) Do note the docu…

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