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How to auto add item into choice column in a form

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Hi everyone,

I'm working on a inventory app and I want to make adjustment on my create item form. I want to be able to create a value directly if not exist into my dropdown list field column.

For example in my choice column, selectables values are 1, 2, 3 Ans User want to create an item with choice column value = 4. How power apps can directly crte item and create choici in the choice column ?

Thanks in advance

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mmbr1606 14,629 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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hey @ProtoSup

in a choice column as the name says the user can choose from choices you offer.

you could add a text input field where the user can put a value outside of the coices.

Let me know if my answer helped solving your issue.

If it did please accept as solution and give it a thumbs up so we can help others in the community.

Greetings

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Hi @mmbr1606 ,
I discover possibility directly in microsoft list interface an option to add if not exist : please see my screenshot

Sharepoint tell me "Add "NOT EXIST" "

Do you follow me ?

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Hi @ProtoSup,
To allow the users to add items to the list of choices, as you discovered, you need to enable that in your list settings (Edit the choice field and check that option):
Then in your app, unblock the field that updates the choice column and set its Update property to:
Coalesce(DataCardValue8.Selected, {Value:DataCardValue8.SearchText})
* Replace DataCardValue8 with your combobox name.
Now if the user searches for a value that is not present in your choice list, upon update, a new choice will be appended.

Hope this helps

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Thanks @royg I'm still on this problem since morning, and I also found this solution, how can i adapt my SubmitForm() to choses this formula instead of the combobox slected item ?

Thanks a lot for your nexts advices

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Not sure why this didn't work. Did you Change the "Update" property of your DataCard as suggested?

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@royg
Very good solution, works well, thank you very much !

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