# \[FM Weetbicks\] Solving Circular References in Auto Enter Calculations

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fm-weetbicks-solving-circular-references-in-auto-enter-calculations/2834>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fm-weetbicks-solving-circular-references-in-auto-enter-calculations/2834 "2022-03-30T21:27:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![weetbicks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/weetbicks/32/206_2.png) [@weetbicks](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/weetbicks)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fm-weetbicks-solving-circular-references-in-auto-enter-calculations/2834/1 "2022-03-30T21:27:22Z")

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Hi there!

In this article we talk about an age old situation in FileMaker where two Auto-Enter calculations reference one another. We explain the order of execution and why this never leads to a desired result. We then show a cool solution to this issue such that you can build circular references that work the way you want them to.

Example file included as always.

[Check out the article here!](https://www.teamdf.com/blogs/circular-references-in-auto-enter-calculations/)

Thanks for reading!

Daniel

![circular-reference-teaser](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fmsoup/original/2X/a/ab84abe15f5d451b12e20b1922949dfd87567552.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![flybynight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/flybynight/32/1023_2.png) [@flybynight](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/flybynight)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fm-weetbicks-solving-circular-references-in-auto-enter-calculations/2834/2 "2022-04-06T21:33:14Z")

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Great article, as always! I know we've had to solve this problem before. I don't remember how we did it, but it wasn't exactly like this. Wish I could remember which project(s?) that was… Ha!