Is it possible to allow us to import from a single/multi select? When setting up a new type to replace a select field (I had originally setup a select field but ran into limitations when grouping and nesting entities) it would be great to use the existing importer to bring in fields on a conditional…

[image] carson: It’s similar to Convert select fields into regular databases , but not the same. I have merged the topics, because I can’t see any difference in the solution needed. However, I will add a note here that the AI build agent is now very good at doing such a conversion for you aut…

[image] helloitse: Import to a new type the entities from a select field within another type. It is actually possible to link a select field to another database that the original, but you have to do it by opening a select field option and adding a new relation from there. It’s really not reco…

[image] helloitse: Import to a new type the entities from a select field within another type. If you just want to copy the options from a select field as new entities in a new database, then I suggest making a table view with the select field as groups, collapse the groups, select the option …

The one advantage that simple single/multi select fields have is that for the most users, they just show up as drop-downs which are easy to use and understand. Relations to entities (one-to-many or many-to-many) have a much more sophisticated rendering and can sometimes confuse users, especially the…

[image] cannibalflea: It would be amazing if a “Display as” option was provided whereby you could basically tell fibery to treat/render some relation fields as single/multi select fields. If you click the ellipsis (…) for a relation field, you can choose to display as a compact field

[image] Chr1sG: If you click the ellipsis (…) for a relation field, you can choose to display as a compact field Oh, I had missed that feature! Thanks @Chr1sG I think we are almost there, if you could also just disable the drill-down. I know it doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I’ve had qui…

[image] cannibalflea: if you could also just disable the drill-down. I know it doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I’ve had quite a few users just totally lose where they are because they ended up drilling-down into unrelated entities. Do you mean the arrow to navigate to another entity? I th…

I totally agree and not advocating that we remove it everywhere or go backwards. I just think in some relations, it might be unnecessary or confusing to have it. So I’m saying it would be a good display option to have, which makes some relation fields look and behave like single/multi select fields…

Do you think that the usefulness of showing/hiding the arrow is something that varies from relation field to relation field, or is it a property of the database being pointed to? By that I mean, in your image, you show a Status Relation with an entity called Approval. Is hiding the arrow likely to…

Agreed this os the best option we have today but theres still a lot of manual labor in recreating calculations. A true conversion or a dedicated import wizard that can ingest and remap formulas would be the dream! Also re: whether disabling the arrow is a per type or per relation preference, I’m g…

[image] helloitse: A true conversion or a dedicated import wizard I’m not sure what you mean by a dedicated import wizard in this context. Are you talking about the ability to replicate a db schema, or the ability to import entities into an existing schema? The options of a select field, mi…

Convert select fields into regular databases

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