# Create a record

To create a new record, click the **Add** button from the Table View.

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There's no **Add** button? Record creation might be [disabled](/user-guide/project-settings/teams-and-users/manage-roles.md#collection-permissions-1) for your current role.
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Once on the creation form, fill out all required fields as per your database's constraints:

![](/files/-LynMh3CbIDFH856Lk5e)

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This form can be customized. Check out [this section](/user-guide/getting-started/master-your-ui/using-the-layout-editor-mode/customize-your-creation-and-edition-forms.md#customizing-a-creation-form) to do so.
{% endhint %}

When creating a record, you can also link an *existing* `belongsTo` records **(2)** or create a *new* one **(3)**.

You can also add existing **(4)** or new **(5)** `hasMany` records from its *related data* collections **(1)**:

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If the `orders` field of collection *Customers* is **read-only**, you won't be able to add any order.
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Disabling **record creation** for collection Orders will remove "Create new order" **(5)** in this creation form. However you'll still be able to "Add existing order" **(4)**.
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