# Creating multi select dropdown fields

**URL:** <https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026>\
**Category:** Help me!\
**Tags:** smart-action\
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026 "2024-02-05T10:24:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Oleg\_A](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/oleg_a/32/6281_2.png) [@Oleg\_A](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Oleg_A)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026/1 "2024-02-05T10:24:30Z")

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## Feature(s) impacted

I’m very wondering if I can configure a multi select dropdown menu without coding, using GUI of forestadmin

## Observed behavior

I’m trying for multiple time configure multiselect dropdown menu for my project. It’s a crucial feature for choosing forestadmin like a baas. Creating/connecting own DB or using supabase integration with enum type for my fields do not provide the result. I’m not a developer so hardly can understand how to manage this little thing, so please explaine for the dummies how I should configure this field or how to create a smart action for this, and where.

## Expected behavior

Possibility of creating multi select dropdown fields

## Context

- Project name: test base
- Team name: Operations
- Environment name: production
- Agent (forest package) name & version: 1.36.18
- Database type: postgre
- Recent changes made on your end if any: …

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**Author:** ![anon34731316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@anon34731316](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon34731316)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026/2 "2024-02-05T10:33:43Z")

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Hello @Oleg_A,

Thanks for reaching out 🙌

To answer precisely, could you please tell me in what context do you wish to have this multi select dropdown:

- **In a record edition/creation** , when editing a field that can take various values?
- **When triggering a smart action** , if you want to enter an input value (that can take various values)?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Oleg\_A](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/oleg_a/32/6281_2.png) [@Oleg\_A](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Oleg_A)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026/3 "2024-02-06T13:11:48Z")

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Hi @anon34731316 , thanks for answering  
First reason. I just need to have possibility to choose multiple option for some field while creating a record or editting.

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**Author:** ![anon34731316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@anon34731316](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon34731316)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026/4 "2024-02-06T14:07:26Z")

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Hi @Oleg_A,

Thanks for your answer.

To do what you want, you can simply go to the field settings (Edit Layout \> Collection settings \> Fields), pick the **dropdown** widget and set up the values you want.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/forest/original/2X/6/64425a6397612dad54008a217c72c40ca317c61f.png)

If technically your field is an array, you’ll have a multi select dropdown out of the box.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/forest/original/2X/7/7f2171593eb5cf374d51463c7c5d05f589906ff6.png)

Let me know!  
Cheers.

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**Author:** ![Oleg\_A](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/oleg_a/32/6281_2.png) [@Oleg\_A](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Oleg_A)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/creating-multi-select-dropdown-fields/7026/5 "2024-02-06T22:00:34Z")

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Great! Many thanks for helping!