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I have a multi-select drop down that has 2 additional hidden fields that should show up if Other or Electricity is selected, but if another field is selected after either of those, the hidden fields hide again. I tried using in and that doesn't work. This is due to go live tomorrow, could use some help!

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Hi @BG-15041758-0

Could you please share/embed screenshot and what logic you have written down?

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Hi @BG-15041758-0,

For your multi-select dropdown scenario where you want two hidden fields to show if "Other" or "Electricity" is selected—and to remain visible if either is selected regardless of other selections—you need a formula that checks if either "Other" or "Electricity" is currently selected anywhere in the multi-select choices.

Using in alone might not work as expected because the multi-select dropdown returns a table of selected records, not a single value.

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Use the Filter or LookUp function to check if "Other" or "Electricity" exists in the selected items collection.

For example, set the Visible property of the hidden fields to this formula:

Or( CountRows(Filter(MultiSelectDropdown.SelectedItems, Value = "Other")) > 0, CountRows(Filter(MultiSelectDropdown.SelectedItems, Value = "Electricity")) > 0 )

Note: If your dropdown uses a different field name instead of Value (e.g., Title or Name), replace Value accordingly.

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Kalathiya 2,456 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello @BG-15041758-0,

Since this is a multi-select combobox, the issue is usually caused by checking only the latest selected value instead of checking all selected values if you use Selected.

Please try below code:

"Other" in ComboBox.SelectedItems.Value || "Electricity" in ComboBox.SelectedItems.Value //Replace with your control name

if users select additional values more values afterwards, the fields will remain visible as long as either "Other" or "Electricity" still exists in the selected items.

If this response resolves your issue, please mark it as the Verified Answer so it can help other community members as well.

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Hello @BG-15041758-0,

Hope this solves your issue! If it does, please mark the answer as verified to help others in the community. Otherwise, I’m happy to assist further.

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Hi Kalathiva,

I tried it this morning after trying the other approach and this one worked. I didn't always want both showing unless they clicked it. I had already marked it as the verified answer

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Kalathiya 2,456 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello @BG-15041758-0,

Glad to hear it worked.

Yes exactly, that condition ensures the hidden fields only appear when either "Other" or "Electricity" is selected in the multi select combobox, even after selecting any other options.

Thank you.

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@Kalathiya For some reason this stopped working today....any ideas?

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Hello @BG-15041758-0,

Could you please share some details? If the conditional logic is correct, it should work. Since it’s not working, there may be another issue.

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@Kalathiya I was able to get it working again, I had to restore the version that was working, cut and paste the code and put it back in. I must have missed something because it worked after that.

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