# I can't select more than 1 record in choice after applying filter

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-cant-select-more-than-1-record-in-choice-after-applying-filter/72594
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [April 15, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-cant-select-more-than-1-record-in-choice-after-applying-filter/72594 "2024-04-15T12:00:44Z")
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### Author: ![dobidek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dobidek/32/73637_2.png) [@dobidek](https://community.glideapps.com/u/dobidek)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-cant-select-more-than-1-record-in-choice-after-applying-filter/72594/1 "2024-04-15T12:00:44Z")

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As a user(table 1) I want to select from 5 people(from table 2) so that they are connected. For the moment I manage to assign the relationships of these 5 people(to them the id is assigned in the string in table 1), and then using search/lookup assign me in table 2. The problem starts when I want to filter the choice, so that when a person in table 2 already has me, it does not show up in choice. When I add the filter I can only assign 1 person, when I select the other one, it replaces the 1.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/7/27a29ca6493cc9b55b079fa728c534088d6530d1.png)  
after click  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/1/21fe6a552c950781b9b1d55f706f1da789bba0a8.png)

**What I want to do is that the moment someone assigns a user to himself, in other users this selection option disappears.**

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### 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: [April 15, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-cant-select-more-than-1-record-in-choice-after-applying-filter/72594/2 "2024-04-15T12:49:50Z")

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The problem is because your filter is kicking in immediately as soon as you make a choice. When you choose a name, the filter knows that it has to remove that name from the list, so it no longer becomes a choice to choose from. For multi-select to work properly, all options need to remain visible.

I’m assuming you are making these choices directly on a detail screen, so you are updating the row in real time as you make each choice. I suggest using an Edit Screen for this, so the choices aren’t saved until you click on submit.