# Global picklist values for different types

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/global-picklist-values-for-different-types/1971>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [September 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/global-picklist-values-for-different-types/1971 "2021-09-02T14:10:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Eugene\_Vabishchevich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/eugene_vabishchevich/32/4310_2.png) [@Eugene\_Vabishchevich](https://community.fibery.io/u/Eugene_Vabishchevich)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/global-picklist-values-for-different-types/1971/1 "2021-09-02T14:10:29Z")

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Hi guys, is it possible to create a global picklist and use it in different types? For instance, Task and Bug. They both can have field Status with the same values.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/global-picklist-values-for-different-types/1971/2 "2021-09-02T14:23:34Z")

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Related:

> [@Reusing Single- and Multi-Select options?](https://community.fibery.io/t/reusing-single-and-multi-select-options/1952/8):
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> Actually, my original request was more about laziness(!) in that I thought it would be nice to be able to define a workflow once and make it available for multiple types simultaneously, but I can see why what i wrote can be thought of as large set of cases, including this one. Yeah, i get that. I think i might have even asked in the past if there was a technical reason why a single- or muli-select couldn’t be ‘owned’ by more than one type (and the answer was, yes, there is). There is actual…

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**Author:** ![Polina\_Zenevich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/polina_zenevich/32/480_2.png) [@Polina\_Zenevich](https://community.fibery.io/u/Polina_Zenevich)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/global-picklist-values-for-different-types/1971/3 "2021-09-06T15:28:18Z")

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Thanks for noticing and rising the problem 🙂

Have such a problem in the “to solve” insights backlog. Definitely agree that this is a problem, although not sure about the solution and eta.

Current status: collecting feedback 🤗

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**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:** [September 6, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/global-picklist-values-for-different-types/1971/4 "2021-09-06T20:16:48Z")

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> [@Eugene\_Vabishchevich](#):
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> For instance, Task and Bug. They both can have field Status with the same values.

I know you don’t get 100% the same functionality as the workflow extension, but you could define a type that can be related (many-to-one) to Tasks and Bugs. With appropriate use of icons, colours, and/or notifications via automations, might you be able to get close to what you need…  
???