People Table Updates Despite Manual People Search Settings

mirvise n. · 2025-03-27 17:12:50.710558+00

I have set my People Search Find to run Manually, but for some reason my People table gets updated even though the People Search Cell hasn't run . This is wasting my credits on companies which I wouldn't have chosen for People Search. Can someone help me understand where this automation is happening

People Table Updates Despite Manual People Search Settings | Clay

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Your People table is likely getting updated due to the automatic linking feature between your Find Companies and Find People tables. When changes are made to the Find Companies table, the lookup column in your Find People table refreshes automatically. This linking makes it easy to pull company-level data into your people table without manual configuration. To prevent unintended auto-updates and credit depletion, you can turn off auto-update for your table. Here's how: 1. Click the three-dot icon beside your table name 2. Select the auto-update option to turn it off This will help you control when updates occur and manage your credit usage more effectively.
Sources: Write to Table [Clay 101] - Clay University Find People [Clay 101] - Clay University
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here is my table https://app.clay.com/workspaces/342014/workbooks/wb_ctNKtemUUWtt/tables/t_t5z5WUMFMAFb/views/gv_WSSwYi67smv8
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To prevent your People table from updating automatically and wasting credits, you can turn off the auto-update feature. Here's how: 1. Click on the three-dot icon next to your table name. 2. Select "Auto-Update Columns" to disable it. This will stop automatic updates when changes are made to linked tables, like your Find Companies table. The automatic linking between Find Companies and Find People tables is designed for easy data pulling, but it can lead to unintended updates and credit usage. By turning off auto-update, you'll have more control over when your table updates, helping you manage your credit usage more effectively. If you need further assistance, you can request human help by clicking on "Talk to a person" in this chat.
Sources: Write to Table [Clay 101] - Clay University Guide: Ways to save Clay credits | Documentation | Clay University Table management settings | Documentation | Clay University
mirvise n.
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no i don't see the 3 dots next to the table
mirvise n.
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here is the url https://app.clay.com/workspaces/342014/workbooks/wb_ctNKtemUUWtt/tables/t_t5z5WUMFMAFb/views/gv_WSSwYi67smv8
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is it possible to get some credits refunded because i lost too many with this auto update feature which i hadn't set up
mirvise n.
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I don't mind the automations within the table to run automatically, i just dont want the link between the company table and people table to run automatically
mirvise n.
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Can I just turn off Auto update on the Company Table Data column inside the People Table. Will that work ?
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Hi Mirvise, How many credits were used? For your situation, if you want to prevent this from happening, you can click on Edit on the People Search column. From there, you'll see a menu option called "Setup Inputs, Enable Automatic People Search Update." Just turn this option off and everything will work correctly. Also, FYI, the Find People Search formula isn't working because it is calculating based on the entire table. If you want to prevent rows from running per company, you can go inside the enrichment panel, select "Find People at These Companies" from Clay, and then enable the formula. This enrichment, as an individual column in the table, will give you that kind of control.
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Thanks! We've reopened this thread. You can continue to add more detail directly in this thread.
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Let me look into this now. i think the number of credits was around 3K, because i added 700 rows and it automatically ran the people column
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i already have auto-update turned off
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so i have to turn off enable automatic people search updates as well? ok, i will do that, but its a bit confusing because Auto update says "Disable or enable automatic runs of this column on table udpdates"
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Hey, I went ahead and added the credits back. From what I can see, everything is turned off now—but at the time of the update, the “Enable People Search Updates” setting was still active, which is why it continued running. Now that it’s disabled, it shouldn’t run anymore. Let me know if you see anything else!

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