Select list (multiple choices) choosing the same option multiple times?

Question

I'm trying to create a dropdown list where a user can select what items they've used to resolve a ticket. Sometimes it takes  multiple items to solve an issue, which is where the Select list (multiple choices) comes in handy, but sometimes more than one of the same item is needed to solve an issue. As far as I can tell items in a Select list (multiple choices) list can only be selected once before disappearing off the list. Is there some way to allow a user to pick the same item off a list multiple times (and so that it shows in the field multiple times) so I can count how many total incidences of use per item there are?

Anders Larson · Answer

@Kahun Roleh Thanks for the response! Sounds like a possible solution, but I'm not sure how I understand how it would work though. So there would be the Select List (multiple choices) field that the user could select all the parts they would use (say they used parts A, B, and C) and then there would be another field allowing them to input the number of items they used. However how would I know which item has which quantity?
(I guess I'm also not quite understanding what "add it to a list dynamically" means here)

Kahun Roleh · Answer

Use a combo of a dropdown and a quantity input field. Let users select an item, enter the quantity, and add it to a list dynamically.

Akash Singh_vujl0e · Answer

@Anders Larson If you're interested in exploring Forge further, here are some example apps that demonstrate custom field and custom field type implementations using Forge. These might be useful to you, especially the Currency Exchange app, which closely aligns with your requirements. With some modifications, you should be able to add the necessary options in a row and set their usage frequency within the issue lifecycle.

* Forge Attachment Count Custom Field: Link
* Forge Currency Exchange: Link