It would be useful if custom fields within the Assets module had the ability for a user to enter a drop down list of user defined text entries. i.e. a field for Make of boiler: with a drop down with a list of boiler makes, i.e. Glow Worm, Ideal, Vaillant, Worcester
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Assets - drop down selection list
+2Hi
Thanks for raising this. This request is something we are scoping out at the moment and will introduce as soon as we can.
We’re currently working on automating workflows for asset preventative maintenance. One of those features is asset status which will include structured lists in the custom fields.
What this space!
Cheers,
Duncan
Duncan Heuer - Product Manager - Assets
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That sounds like a real positive step forward. I would be happy to discuss this and how we want to use assets if that would help. Do you have a timescale for this update?
+2Hi
We plan to start working on it in the second half of the year after the maintenance work. I can’t give an exact answer as to when it will be delivered. But, I’m hoping around October time. I’ll give you a shout when we go into planning mode for this feature, so we capture all the requirements.
Feel free to DM me and we can set up a time to chat.
duncan.heuer@safetyculture.io
Cheers,
Duncan
+1I’m crying out for this. We have 10,000+ assets and it’s extremely hard to ensure continuity in how the fields are filled out, for reoccurring responses like length of cable, brand, type of plug on an asset etc. Everyone fills out the field slightly different and it looks very messy
+1Is there an update on this? With our asset library heading towards 20k, it’s becoming very needed!
Would love to see this !
+6jackihann wrote:
Work in progress→Released
This is great! Except… Now that we have custom fields in our assets (and some built in that have common choices), how do we convert those “text” fields to the new “single selection” option? I don’t want to create a new field and delete the old, as I’d have to manually fix the values in all existing assets.
+1Corey wrote:
jackihann wrote:
Work in progress→Released
This is great! Except… Now that we have custom fields in our assets (and some built in that have common choices), how do we convert those “text” fields to the new “single selection” option? I don’t want to create a new field and delete the old, as I’d have to manually fix the values in all existing assets.
I was pleased to see this released but hit the same issue you have mentioned. Totally fine for new assets but for existing (and we’re hitting 13k assets) this won’t be a simple change.
The only option I see right now is to, double up fields that i want as a list, edit in bulk, copy over the original field into the new duplicated, upload bulk edit, delete old field, edit type, remove field, rename, readd field. If removing field and re adding it the type deleted the data, i’ll then have to upload the bulk edit again.
Why cant we add more options to a field if it’s already added to a type?
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