# Create and update Entities from repeats **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas\ **Tags:** entities, odk-central, odk-xlsform, odk-collect\ **Created:** [June 3, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/create-and-update-entities-from-repeats/55163 "2025-06-03T21:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![ahblake](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ahblake/32/22392_2.png) [@ahblake](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ahblake)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/create-and-update-entities-from-repeats/55163/38 "2026-03-12T08:22:15Z")
> [@Thalie](#): > > I have just encountered an issue I was not expecting Did you see this thread? > [@When using groups, entity fields only processing in first group, ignored elsewhere](https://forum.getodk.org/t/when-using-groups-entity-fields-only-processing-in-first-group-ignored-elsewhere/57809/8): > > We've made the container of an Entity declaration implicit in XLSForm which makes things simple for simple forms but may make reasoning about more complex structures harder. First we need to fix the regression and then we'll keep thinking about what documentation or improvements we can provide to make this easier to reason about. Your example @MinimalPotato has this structure: container1 field1 container2 field2 save to entityList1 container3 field3 save to entityList2 You want … It sounds like you have a workaround, but your form should work as it was once the issue is resolved. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.getodk.org/t/create-and-update-entities-from-repeats/55163)._