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Kevin_Rushton
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

When you start typing in a single or multiple select field, a drop-down appears that shows matching options, or allows you to enter a new option.

Obviously this is super usefulโ€“the problem is, the behavior of the โ€œenterโ€ key is ambiguous in this context. In the attached screenshot, you can see that if I want to select โ€œASAPโ€ here, all I need to do is type โ€œasโ€ and press enter or tab. But sometimes this instead adds a new option named โ€œas.โ€ This happens to me almost constantly, and itโ€™sโ€ฆ kind of infuriating. I have to fix the record itself, then go into โ€œcustomize field typeโ€ to delete the โ€œasโ€ option.

Iโ€™m guessing whatโ€™s happening is that โ€œcreate a new optionโ€ is loading more quickly than the match results do? In which case maybe just making sure it doesnโ€™t appear until all potential matches have been checked might solve the problem. But another option that might have additional benefits would be to lock the options so that you canโ€™t add a new option without going into the โ€œcustomize field typeโ€ menu.

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13 Comments
kschhajed
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

This is a much needed change from Airtable. My users have created numerous new entries thinking that on hitting enter, the most suitable option will be picked. It is difficult to inform all users when you have large number of users who keep changing roles.

IronDudeMan
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

+1 to wanting this feature. Please Airtable, adding new records to a single/multi-select field literally breaks dynamic filtering of record selections by a condition.

Marra
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

+1. Is really anoying to have to be checking that all the time