Template.admin.events= { 'click .copy-comments-user-id':function(){ var comments=Comments.find().fetch(); $.each(comments, function(index, element){ if(!element.userId){ Comments.update(element._id,{$set:{userId:element.user_id}}, function(error){ console.log(error); }); } console.log(element); }); }, 'click .copy-posts-user-id':function(){ var posts=Posts.find().fetch(); $.each(posts, function(index, element){ if(!element.userId){ Posts.update(element._id,{$set:{userId:element.user_id}}, function(error){ console.log(error); }); } console.log(element); }); } }