# Multiple selections for adding tasks **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922 "2024-03-22T14:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/1 "2024-03-22T14:45:11Z")
Hi all, maker plan here. Does anyone know if it’s possible to add multiple tasks at once (checkbox or radio buttons)? My app is a task based app and right now users need to add 1 at a time, is there a way to select multiple tasks and add it? This would be by user (separate). Thanks ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/2 "2024-03-22T15:14:19Z")
Add…as in create multiple rows…or do you mean using a choice component with multiple select enabled to get a comma delimited list of choices? With the choice component, you can use a Split Text column to create an array of choices, and then relation to link the array to your choice table. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/3 "2024-03-22T16:02:16Z")
Add multiple rows. Each row is its own task. So i have 20 tasks in a dropdown. But I’d prefer to have a checklist of 20 tasks, check of 10 and then all 10 are added each with their own rows. ---
**Author:** ![grumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/grumo/32/34786_2.png) [@grumo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/grumo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/4 "2024-03-22T18:41:14Z")
Hi Joe, I made a Loom video explaining how to implement Jeff Hagger’s approach to assign multiple tasks at once to a given user. Here is the video → [Multiple Task Assignment in Glide | Loom](https://www.loom.com/share/54c89dbeece04a1a97e2c6be3e768528?sid=e3c03d58-4291-4403-ae01-07c78d083c8e) You can make a copy of the template shown here → [CheckList](https://go.glideapps.com/template/WM3XtgKMRLUIL6X9NZ55-template-published?privateTemplateToken=xvnAs4ZyIdGqiMyh3bdC) ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/5 "2024-03-25T17:00:22Z")
Thanks, i’m looking at this now, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Mine is a bit more complicated than that. So each user is customized ot adding their own task from a pre-populated list (shows currently as a drop down) So i have a table of all tasks, and then when a user adds a task, it shows up on the master table of user tasks (each tasks only visible to the signed in user who created/added it). I currently have the selection writing to a relation field which then populates all the data needed. My biggest need is how to select multiple choices the way i have it and how it then populates the rows. When i try your method, i have to change where it’s writing to (I did, but not sure i’m doing this right), and i switch to chips layout, but the data doesn’t write or add in multiple rows or each selected task(button). FYI - the video didnt have audio that i could hear. current ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/b/2b1f5b228962fca8aee214476f43fa9d9170250f.jpeg). attempted ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/4/d46aa21d1ec0bd042aa583b47cb4fa8af8e75dfd.jpeg) - attempted ---
**Author:** ![grumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/grumo/32/34786_2.png) [@grumo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/grumo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/6 "2024-03-25T18:06:57Z")
Your current method is writing to a relation column which doesn’t allow the multiple choice option. You need to write to a standard text column in order to be able to use the multiple choice option. Did you make a copy of the template I created? It you make a copy, you’ll see exactly how it works. The video I recorded does have audio. I just tested it and I can hear it fine. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/7 "2024-03-25T18:21:36Z")
Thanks. I me u write to a text file, it doesn’t seem to load so not sure how to get it working to load. And only 2 rows show up and fields aren’t filled. I did copy it but can’t get it to work even if simple. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/8 "2024-03-25T23:46:42Z")
So are you using Airtable? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/9 "2024-03-26T00:15:29Z")
Mix of google sheets and glide tables ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/10 "2024-03-26T18:46:06Z")
My table is on glide currently that I need to add new rows to. Is glide api the only way to do it? I’m trying the way mentioned above but can’t get it to work ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/11 "2024-03-27T00:06:24Z")
I was asking because I see your choice component writing to rel\_TaskID. I think the option to write through a relation only works with Airtable. What plan are you on? What you describe will be possible with Call API or [Make.com](http://Make.com) scenario + HTTP batch call. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/joe/32/54373_2.png) [@Joe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/12 "2024-03-27T01:05:46Z")
I’m on the maker plan. I can write to the relation on glide tables but it’s only 1 at a time. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-selections-for-adding-tasks/71922/13 "2024-03-27T01:09:47Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > I can write to the relation on glide tables but it’s only 1 at a time. Do you mean using the choice component? I wonder how it actually works with Glide Tables.