Multi Select/List collector populated dynamically by an external api/data source

sdev
Tera Contributor

Hi,

 

I have an use case where for a request catalog item, I need to have a multi select form field, which would display a number of options (some cases 100+ options) in the form of a dropdown, and the user should have the ability to select multiple options. The data to populate the options, comes in from an external api call and is populated dynamically for each request based on user's response to two other fields on the form.

 

I tried using a list collector which seems to be the de facto option when you need to have multiple options presented to the user and let the user select multiple options. However, it is mandatory to have a default table for it when creating the list collector variable. I tried using a dummy table and then trying to override via scripts, but that does not seem to work for me since whenever the list collector field is clicked on, the default behavior takes precedence and it just tries to load data from the associated table. 

 

Apart from using maybe something like Remote Tables, what would be my options in this case? In my mind this would be a common use case for which there should have been an OOB or standard solution, but I am not able to find a suitable answer. Any help is appreciated !

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