Good morning,
I want to give freedom to users to add items to a Value List when creating a new document; but as is often the case when you give such freedom to users they inevitably add duplicate values.
I doubt that this is possible - but is there any way to flag to the user that the (duplicate) value already exists OR even to flag when values exist that closely match an existing value (maybe an improvement suggestion 
).
Thanks!
M‑Files already warns users if they attempt to enter an exact duplicate of an existing value:
However, users can still proceed by clicking OK, either because they don't notice the warning or don't fully understand the issues duplicate values can cause.
If you want to prevent this entirely, the only real option is to restrict value management to administrators. In that case, you could consider adding a placeholder value such as "Other" for users to select when no suitable value is available yet.
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