# Basic question re option fields **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [December 15, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question-re-option-fields/68744 "2023-12-15T17:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sumgii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sumgii](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sumgii)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question-re-option-fields/68744/1 "2023-12-15T17:08:11Z")
Imagine I have a table ‘tasks’ with a field for ‘priority’ that I only want to be the options of Low Medium or high, what is the established way to to this in Glide so that add and edit forms work well. I’d usually have table for options with a group, or just an enum if I’m working in SQL. I can’t see either is an option. are people just creating different options tables for each, so in this case, option\_taskpriority with three rows? Or, is there a more elegant solution? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question-re-option-fields/68744/2 "2023-12-15T17:14:56Z")
Start with this thread and follow the other thread I shared in there. > [@How to plan out your database](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-plan-out-your-database/68740): > > Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well? I’m driving myself a little bit crazy with second-guessing about how to architect where the data belongs in my app. The overall project is quite large (ERP/CRM/Audit Control, Customer Portal etc), but it’s the only way I can get what I want for my business. I’ve split it up into a couple of apps at the moment so I don’t get too complicated. As a business we do contract bottling. That’s when we bottle for other people’s brand. There’s a lot of little b… ---
**Author:** ![sumgii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sumgii](https://community.glideapps.com/u/sumgii)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question-re-option-fields/68744/3 "2023-12-15T17:26:23Z")
Thanks Jeff. Oddly comforting to see other people musing over the same things! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question-re-option-fields/68744/4 "2023-12-22T17:26:50Z")
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