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How to display correct value if user selected Other in a dropdown

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Posted on by MonteTT

Hello.

I have problem to display a correct value if option Other in a dropdow has been selected.
I created Inputbox Other which is visible if a user select Other option (A). It works fine, there is a correct value in display form (B). But if I edit this record, there is wrong value in the drop-down (C).

I understand why it is happening - if a value is out of a range listed values Default value is displayed. My idea is to check "If a value != Apple OR != Pear (all listed values) then select Other and make Inputbox with a value visible." But I can't how to do it. Can you give me an advice?

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BrianS 2,407 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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I haven't tried this but I would think if you used your idea to check for the "stock" values could be put on the visible property of the input displaying the added values. Then make "Other" the default for the Dropdown. The downside would be that "Other" would be the default. You could try setting Allow Blank to true and make that the default. If you are using a Choice column in Sharepoint you could check the "Can add values Manually" and Sharepoint should then moderate the list. That would open up other issues, but you could do it for a limited time to generate a larger list to pick from.

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MonteTT 55 on at

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Finally, I have solved this by creating a new column "other-species" in a sharepoint list and by replacing original input box in a same data-card by new data-card with inputbox based on that column. It is in-/visible based on chosen value. Thank you for your effort.

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