That makes sense but doesn't IS_IN_DB create foreign keys in database or 
other relationships between the tables that might be effected?

On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 5:08:23 AM UTC-4, Brian Boatright wrote:
>
> I'm using SQLFORM and was able to add an orderby to the original model 
> class to sort a resulted dropdown list sqlform was generating. 
>
> Ideally I need to limit the items in the dropdown list by id to be id > 
> 10, as the first 10 are static types and those over id 10 are user 
> generated and assignable. 
>
> I've seen a few posts that suggest adding a IS_IN_DB with a query to limit 
> what is returned for a dropdown list. I'm conserved that would change the 
> table definition or relations globally instead of just for this one form. 
>
> *Is it possible to manipulate what is included in a dropdown list 
> generated by SQLFORM without effecting the actual database via a query?*
>

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