# Allow many-to-many pickers (multi-select) to be filtered by related-record field once deployed **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [August 8, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-many-to-many-pickers-multi-select-to-be-filtered-by-related-record-field-once-deployed/9387 "2025-08-08T12:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark\_Bayly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mark_bayly/32/12341_2.png) [@Mark\_Bayly](https://community.fibery.io/u/Mark_Bayly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-many-to-many-pickers-multi-select-to-be-filtered-by-related-record-field-once-deployed/9387/1 "2025-08-08T12:39:44Z")
I’m designing a Digital Asset Manager inside Fibery and want two separate tag fields—Context and Subject—pulling from a single Tags DB that includes a Type field (Context/Subject). I discovered that relation filtering currently only works with one-to-one relations; many-to-many pickers (multi-select) cannot be filtered by related-record field once deployed. This forces us into workarounds like creating separate tag databases for each tag type, which is unsustainable across a large system. Please add support for filtered many-to-many pickers so fields like “Context Tags” and “Subject Tags” can share a Tags DB but still display only relevant options. This limitation significantly hampers taxonomy design across complex systems. ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-many-to-many-pickers-multi-select-to-be-filtered-by-related-record-field-once-deployed/9387/2 "2025-08-08T13:03:00Z")
Actually, relation filters are available for any relation field, provided the field is a ‘compact field’. So if you have a collection field in 1-column layout, and you move it above (to the compact section) the option to set a relation filter will appear. Bear in mind though, relation filters are not strict constraints on the data. A user could potentially link items that do not meet the filter criteria via other means (e.g. drag and drop on board view, via API, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Bayly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mark_bayly/32/12341_2.png) [@Mark\_Bayly](https://community.fibery.io/u/Mark_Bayly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-many-to-many-pickers-multi-select-to-be-filtered-by-related-record-field-once-deployed/9387/3 "2025-08-08T23:29:45Z")
Thanks Chris. Let me try that and see if I can get it to work. This is all brand new to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Bayly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mark_bayly/32/12341_2.png) [@Mark\_Bayly](https://community.fibery.io/u/Mark_Bayly)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-many-to-many-pickers-multi-select-to-be-filtered-by-related-record-field-once-deployed/9387/4 "2025-08-09T00:24:11Z")
Chris - Is there a link to a resource that shows me how to do it? I can drag the field above the line but it doesn’t give me any more options and I can’t find any filter operations. I’ll contact support otherwise to help. Thanks Mark