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Allow Values in combobox which are not present in the source.

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

Hi, I want to allow my users to select multiple items from a dropdown/combobox. They should also be able to type in and select new entries if not existing in the pre-list.

 

Can this be done?

 

Regards,

Aakash

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  • eka24 Profile Picture
    20,925 on at

    Use Combobox instead of Dropdown.

     

    Then Set the allow multiple selection to true.

     

    Finally if you want to save what the user freely types not in the list;

     

    Patch(Table1,Defaults(Table1),{Column1:"ABC",
    Column2:
    If( IsBlank(ComboBox2.Selected.Value), {Value:ComboBox2.SearchText},
    Concat(ComboBox1.SelectedItems,ColumnNameInCombobox&" ")})

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  • yashag2255 Profile Picture
    24,769 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Hi @Anonymous 

     

    Yes, you can use a combo-box control for this purpose. Dropdown does not support multiple selection.

    From the right properties pane, enable "Allow Multiple Selection" for ability to select multiple items.

     

    To be able to add more items to the list, you can use ComboboxName.SearchText property to get the user input and this can also be added to a collection. You can add values to collection on the "OnChange" property of the combobox control.

     

    Hope this Helps!

     

    If this reply has answered your question or solved your issue, please mark this question as answered. Answered questions helps users in the future who may have the same issue or question quickly find a resolution via search. If you liked my response, please consider giving it a thumbs up. THANKS!

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