Convert existing single-select field to multi-select

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Definitely something that seems useful! +1

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If this helps, I made a video to explain how to manually “change” the type of a field.

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Is there a way to change the field type of a custom field that was single-select (as it was the only option when it was created) to multi-select without having to just delete and create it all over again, and therefore losing the data we’ve been tracking for reporting? Thanks.

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Hello @SGL_Inbox welcome to the Asana Community Forum :wave:

I agree this would be very helpful. Unfortunately it is not possible yet.
I recommend upvoting this existing feedback thread: Convert existing single-select field to multi-select

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I made a video to explain the procedure while we wait for a native solution.

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Thanks for this walkthrough @Bastien_Siebman This was something I just encountered myself. Here’s to hoping Asana will build a native solution!

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A very important feature which will bring so much efficiencies. Gets my +1 too :pray:t3:

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I have a series of custom fields added to the org library as a multiple choice single select.

Now that Asana has implement this great option to have a multiple choice - multi select in custom fields, it would be really handy, if I am able to switch the type of the field by editing it directly, rather than creating a new custom field.

And also sometimes, you create a numbers field and then you realise that it would be good to swap it to a text field for example.

What do people think?

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Hello @Rashad_Issa

yes absolutely I would love for this to be possible!

I have also found an existing feedback request thread here: Change field type once in use (should probably say „custom field“ instead of „field“ though)

And another one here: Convert existing single-select field to multi-select

I guess there should maybe be one that covers custom field type changing in general?

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I made a video on how to migrate from a field to another, but that’s definitely a pain!

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Hi @Andrea_Mayer thank you so much for the comment. For some reason I did not pick up the second link you shared. This is exactly what I am after.

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Great video Mr Podcaster :wink: yes, it is a straight forward to do the migration but it is a manual task that is not efficient at all.

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hehe yes agree manual work is annoying when you need to switch a bunch of custom field types

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Having said that: maybe we keep this one open to be able to switch any custom field type.

@Andrea_Mayer what do you think?

We keep one that is for single select to multi select but keep this one for any change of custom field?

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Hm yeah that could be an option. Agree @Rashad_Issa
Then you’d just have to rename the request so it is clear they are 2 separate/different requests :slight_smile:

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added ‘any’ to the title and added on additional description to the post to give alternative scenarios too.

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I could really do with this option. I have a very long customer field (single select) that I would like to now be applicable to multiple options. I don’t want to create a new customer field.

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I would like to be informed too about this topic - I’m in the same position as others in the thread and want to edit my field to multi select from single select which looks like the change of a button - it’s been a year and we still can’t do this? @Emily_Roman

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Wishing for this feature here as well!!

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+1