{"id":27258,"date":"2025-02-11T07:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T07:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=user_manual&p=27258"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:56:14","slug":"production-plans-dynamic-dropdown-fields","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/production-plans-dynamic-dropdown-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Plans Dynamic Dropdown Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dynamic fields apply to a specific type of dropdown menu and are distinguished by their integration with the system\u2019s databases.<\/p>\n

Typically, dropdown menu options are entered manually. However, with dynamic fields, you can select a database, such as countries, and all countries will automatically appear as options. This saves significant time and effort and ensures real-time updates. For example, if you modify the selected database for one of your dynamic dropdown menus, the updated version will be displayed automatically.<\/p>\n

In this guide, we will learn how to add dynamic fields, explore their features, and understand how they appear within a production plan after being added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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You can add various entities as a dynamic dropdown, including countries, cost centers, invoices, products, categories, assets, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

To add dynamic fields to production plans, click on \u201cSettings\u201d<\/strong> from the dropdown menu of \u201cManufacturing.\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Then click on the \u201cProduction Plan Custom Fields\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0card.<\/p>\n

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A list of field types that can be added will appear. All you have to do is drag and drop, then modify the properties as described in the Production Plan Custom Fields Guide<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This list contains two types of dynamic fields:<\/strong><\/p>\n