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Import or Copy/Paste Long List of Choices

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Posted on by 35

Hi All,

 

Is it possible to either import or copy/pastelong list of Choices into Dataverse? Either that, or convert a text column to a choices column? I've got an existing list of clients that I want to be the choices. I can't use a lookup column, because I need the user to be able to select multiple choices.

 

Thanks!

Scott

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  • ChrisPiasecki Profile Picture
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    Hi @srosenbloom,

     

    Is there a reason you can't just add a one to many relationship to your table and a subgrid on your form, allowing you to associate multiple clients with a particular record?

     

    For your clients scenario, I would strongly not recommended using a Choice(s) column in these scenarios:

    • The list is long (more than 20-30)
    • The list of items can change occasionally/frequently
    • You need to apply security to control which items can be seen by different users
    • You need to store additional attributes (columns) about the items 

    Especially for something like clients, you should be using the out of box Account or Contact table. A Choices (multi-select) column in particular has many other limitations beyond a regular Choice field. It can't be used for:

    • Business rules
    • Dataverse workflows
    • charts 
    • Reports
    • Rollup and calculated fields
    • Others.. 

     

     

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    Is it possible to set up "multi-select" in a lookup field?

    Scott

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    Hi @srosenbloom,

     

    A Lookup can only be associated with a single value, representing the "one" side in a one to many relationship. You would want the inverse, a one to many relationship between your table and the Account or Contact table (whichever you use for clients).

     

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    35 on at

    Ahh, got it! Yes, that worked perfectly!

    Thanks!

    Scott

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