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Posted on by amko77 36

Hi,

 

I have problem with combobox usage.

I was make this option for dropdown controll:

Items= Distinct(MyList,ColumnName)

 

MyList - name of my list

ColumnName - name of my column

 

This work fine for filtering existing data and choose it like value in dropdown menu.

Somethimes I does not have data in dropdown menu that I want to choose and I want to type new data in same dropdown window for example onselect and next time new data will be visible in choice of dropdown with old data.

Is this posible to make with Distinct command?

laptop.JPG

This is example for Distinct result - two values Laptop and Laptoppp. How to add one more choice like Laptop3 in to same dropdown menu example: click on laptop and type new value Laptop3 and Ok, dropdown menu with edit option. Next time in list I want to have Laptop, Laptoppp and Laptop3 for choices.

 

Sorry about my bad English.

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  • Jeff_Thorpe Profile Picture
    Jeff_Thorpe 6,085 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    You could use combo box and then add a button next to the dropdown called "add as a choice". The button could take what was typed into the combo box (SearchText) and add it to MyList using Patch. Then refresh the MyList and the new value should show up as an option in the combo box.

  • amko77 Profile Picture
    amko77 36 on at

    This is probably mission imposible. I have gallery with almost all text fields(seven fields) for input some data and I was try to replace two textboxes fields in edit mode with comboboxes because a lot of data repetition(only for two fields/columns). All other fields have unique values and textbox in that case is Ok. My idea is something like wildcard option. I want to choose some data(with combobox) from specific column/field that is alredy there(in sharepoint list columns) but if that data is not there I want to type that data in to combobox field and in same time I must type other data in textbox fields and click add for one complete gallery input. Example: next time I have one more data in combobox dropdown menu for specific column.

    I can not add only one data value like new choice in combobox because gallery is compiled for seven data input field/columns.

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