Question
Virtusa
IN
Last activity: 9 Jul 2025 21:43 EDT
Disable User to enter random text in Multiselect
Hi
I was able to submit and move forward when i enter random value In multiselect list . To fix this i have disable 'Allow free form text'. Now pega is not allowing to enter any random value other than options for the first time. After selcting first value form dropdown values and if i try to enter random value after first selcetion i could able to enter value and no error. Please let me know any solutions.
Thanks,
HCA Healthcare
US
To stop users from entering random text in the MultiSelect field, first uncheck the “Allow free form text” option in the control settings. This will prevent users from typing anything other than the options provided. However, even after this, sometimes users can still enter random text after selecting a valid option. To fix this completely, make sure your MultiSelect is sourced from a valid list or data page, and enable “Search results only” so users can only choose from the available list. Also, add a validation rule to check if the selected values exist in the source list, which will stop invalid entries during submission. This ensures only valid values are accepted and the issue does not happen again