It doesn't manage typos or duplicates well. And also fails to update existing items because the value is stored as text rather than an indexed lookup to the choice field values.
I agree that managed metadata is the way to go. Very powerful. On 31 July 2013 16:11, Ivan Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > What about the “Allow Fill-in choices” option for the Choice field?**** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > Ivan **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Nigel Witherdin > *Sent:* Wednesday, 31 July 2013 11:55 AM > *To:* OzMoss > > *Subject:* Refresh a Choice or Lookup Field without losing Form Data**** > > ** ** > > Hey Guys,**** > > ** ** > > About to start googling it, but thought I would drop an email around first > to see if there are any suggestions.**** > > ** ** > > I have a user requirement to provide a dropdown on new/edit item forms > that allows the user to add a new dropdown option on the fly. I would > personally prefer it to be a choice field, but I understand that perhaps a > lookup field might better suit.**** > > ** ** > > So the point being the user uploads a document, fills out the form up to a > certain dropdown, discovers the dropdown doesnt have the option he/she > requires, is able to add the option to the dropdown and select it, and > continue completing the form.**** > > ** ** > > OOTB with choice and lookup they would have to close the form, go and add > the new option to the choice field or the source list, then edit the > uploaded documents properties and set the metadata.**** > > ** ** > > I know I could achieve this with Managed Metadata and an open termset, but > I dont really want to create a termset for all the dropdowns.**** > > ** ** > > So, any suggestions?**** > > ** ** > > Cheers,**** > > ** ** > > Nigel**** > > _______________________________________________ > ozmoss mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss > >
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