# Is it possible to show list of all possible values in dropdown when using Smart Action's form field with "reference" **URL:** \ **Category:** Help me!\ **Tags:** howtos\ **Created:** [June 29, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550 "2020-06-29T12:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shriram\_Balakrishnan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/shriram_balakrishnan/32/424_2.png) [@Shriram\_Balakrishnan](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Shriram_Balakrishnan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550/1 "2020-06-29T12:22:02Z")
Let’s take the following case: ```javascript actions: [{ name: 'Create Post', fields: [{ field: 'user', reference: "users.id", isRequired: true }] }] ``` ## Expected behavior In Smart Action, when I set a field with `reference: users.id`, then the options for this field are shown only when I start typing something on this user field. That is, only after querying I am getting the list of users. Is it possible to get the list of users during form load itself and display it in a dropdown so that searching can be avoided? ## Actual behavior As mentioned above, only when I start typing something the users are getting queried and shown in the form. ## Failure Logs None ---
**Author:** ![anon94532230](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@anon94532230](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon94532230)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550/2 "2020-06-29T13:00:13Z")
Hi @Shriram_Balakrishnan ! Can you share a video (via [loom](https://www.loom.com/) for example) of your smart action so I can better understand what it is you are trying to accomplish ? ---
**Author:** ![arnaud](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/arnaud/32/32_2.png) [@arnaud](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/arnaud)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550/3 "2020-06-29T13:59:35Z")
Hi @Shriram_Balakrishnan, Did you try to set a dropdown widget doing so: ```javascript actions: [{ name: 'Create Post', fields: [{ field: 'user', reference: "users.id", isRequired: true, widget: 'dropdown' }] }] ``` ---
**Author:** ![Shriram\_Balakrishnan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/shriram_balakrishnan/32/424_2.png) [@Shriram\_Balakrishnan](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Shriram_Balakrishnan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550/4 "2020-06-29T14:27:11Z")
Hi @arnaud, I tried this now for Subject field in my form. But the form breaks.Here is the screenshot. ![Screenshot 2020-06-29 at 7.52.43 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/forest/original/1X/8e2d4cd5cb8244461ecb2d8078190d3bdbb55516.png) And I am getting JS error in the console. ```javascript vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:24960 TypeError: Cannot read property 'get' of undefined at n.isFeatureCompatible (client-34db568df823589eccb7aa0fccb83857.js:6324) at n.initializeQueryParams (client-34db568df823589eccb7aa0fccb83857.js:4524) at n.init (client-34db568df823589eccb7aa0fccb83857.js:4522) at n [as init] (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:3462) at g (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:3367) at Function.e.create (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:3379) at e.n.create (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:1806) at r.i.create (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:2158) at Object.evaluate (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:4519) at e.t.evaluate (vendor-8c57d7a635cd94d11cc3787ed4a841dd.js:4373) ``` Please note that I am using Smart Action’s fields here. Context: - Package Version: 6.2.1 - Express Version: 4.16.4 - Sequelize Version: 5.15.2 - Database Version: MySQL 5.7 - Project Name: xs-library ---
**Author:** ![arnaud](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/arnaud/32/32_2.png) [@arnaud](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/arnaud)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550/5 "2020-06-29T14:43:18Z")
My bad @Shriram_Balakrishnan, This is what you need: ```javascript actions: [{ name: 'Create Post', fields: [{ field: 'user', reference: "users.id", isRequired: true, widget: 'belongsto select' }] }] ``` ---
**Author:** ![Shriram\_Balakrishnan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/shriram_balakrishnan/32/424_2.png) [@Shriram\_Balakrishnan](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Shriram_Balakrishnan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-list-of-all-possible-values-in-dropdown-when-using-smart-actions-form-field-with-reference/550/6 "2020-06-29T15:24:12Z")
> [@arnaud](#): > > `widget: 'belongsto select'` Works perfectly! Thanks for the quick response @arnaud Also, can you update where these details are mentioned in the docs? # Update1: I have 2 questions: 1. Can you update where these details are mentioned in the docs? 2. Is it possible to have the select box typeable? If the drop down has a big list, it would be difficult to scroll and find the required element. So typeable select box (that helps in searching) will be of great help to the users.