# Reusable element custom state doesn't display when I create new thing in repeating group **URL:** \ **Category:** Need help\ **Created:** [February 21, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/reusable-element-custom-state-doesnt-display-when-i-create-new-thing-in-repeating-group/248077 "2023-02-21T14:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rakanali.rk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@rakanali.rk](https://forum.bubble.io/u/rakanali.rk)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/reusable-element-custom-state-doesnt-display-when-i-create-new-thing-in-repeating-group/248077/1 "2023-02-21T14:19:55Z")
I have an icon display focus group created by reusable element and I created a custom state then I added it to an RG in a norther page, but when I want to create new thing in the RG, I can’t find the custom state for the reusable element to be the source of one of the RG data type in order to be changed when I change the state. Is there a way to fix this? ![bbll](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/4/3/43526d61c69162748b0f751c6dcc148e450a4986.png) ---
**Author:** ![kazimdgoni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/kazimdgoni/32/148445_2.png) [@kazimdgoni](https://forum.bubble.io/u/kazimdgoni)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/reusable-element-custom-state-doesnt-display-when-i-create-new-thing-in-repeating-group/248077/2 "2023-02-22T08:08:44Z")
I think you will need to set the state inside the page level or any other element in page to use it. You can’t access the state set in a reusable element. You can check this thread if it helps somehow. > [@Cannot find state in my reusable element](http://forum.bubble.io/t/cannot-find-state-in-my-reusable-element/229361): > > Hi. I’m so frustrated because i’ve done this several times and it has worked. I have a reusable element in a repeating group. That reusable element has a state which i should be able to access on the page on which the element has been put. For example, I cant create a workflow and access that state because i can’t find the element in the list Here’s the reusable element; and here’s the ‘Do when’ workflow which i created, but can’t access the state; For some reason, i ca… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/reusable-element-custom-state-doesnt-display-when-i-create-new-thing-in-repeating-group/248077/3 "2023-05-02T14:20:49Z")
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