# Field type Reference **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [May 8, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100 "2020-05-08T09:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/1 "2020-05-08T09:10:10Z")
Recently, I need to use the reference field in the object more and more often to enter already created objects. I have problems because I have to multiply their number to assign more objects. And now I have a question, is there a chance @mbatz you would create a reference field in which I can choose several objects to assign? example for my case: I created object type “People” and object type “Type of work” and i need in object in type “Type of work” should have field “name” (text field) and “who is working” (reference field). When one people delegate for works is very good (1:1) Ofteen i need delegate more then one people to work and then i need in this field (reference field) more then one people choose ( 1: for many) Ofcourse i could create in this object duplicate “who is working” (reference field) but this is not what I expect and I think it is just a workaround the selection method could be similar to here ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/datagerry/original/1X/316aff23357468ef273a6a7a51bc9eaed82afa37.png) when you choose headers which you want to see This is related whit this subject: [References - future ideas](https://community.datagerry.com/t/references-future-ideas/89) I hope you understand what i meen 😉 ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/2 "2020-05-19T09:46:49Z")
What do you think @mbatz? Is it possible? ---
**Author:** ![mbatz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.datagerry.com/mbatz/32/5_2.png) [@mbatz](https://community.datagerry.com/u/mbatz)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/3 "2020-05-19T11:25:04Z")
Hi @marcinw as far as I can see, your idea is related to [this topic](https://community.datagerry.com/t/thinking-of-a-n-field/72)? So instead of storing a single value for a field (which may also have another type than object-ref), a list of values should be stored. Would that help? ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/4 "2020-05-19T12:42:47Z")
Hey, this is a different topic. my example is that: i have **first type “users”** which have fields: “name”, “surname” i have 10 employes: > ``` > Public id name surname > 1. Martin Joy > 2. Rob Luter > 3. Oliver Smith > 4. Harry Jones > 5. Noah Williams > 6. Jack Taylor > 7. Leo Evans > 8. Oscar Wilson > 9. Eva Brown > 10. Amelia Davies > > ``` and i have **second type “task to do”** which have field: “name of task”, “who does the job”, “start date”, “end date” “Name of task” is a field text , field **“who does the job” is a referencje field to first type “users”** , “start date” and “end date” are date fields and i need create some task example. “Cleaning in Munich” and I have to appoint two employees with Public ID 2,3,8,9 for this job of the type “users” and I should enter them in the “who does the job” field, but I can’t. ``` Public id, Name of task who does the job start date end date 11. Cleaning in Munich, id 2 (Rob, Luter) id 3 (Oliver, Smith) id 8 (Oscar Wilson) id 9 (Eva Brown) 2020-05-20 2020-05-22 ``` Can you fix / extend the functionality of the reference field so that I can select more than one object in this field? 1 reference field to n objects This is what i need ---
**Author:** ![mbatz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.datagerry.com/mbatz/32/5_2.png) [@mbatz](https://community.datagerry.com/u/mbatz)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/5 "2020-05-19T14:57:14Z")
Hi, thanks for clarification. I’ll think about that topic and discuss that in our team. Storing of multiple entries for an object reference is not a big deal, but there are some situations in the software we need to handle. For example handling such fields in Exportd jobs or in our new DocAPI. ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/6 "2020-05-20T06:27:11Z")
Hi, It’s a pleasure for me if it’s conducive to software development and meeting the expectations of the recipient. ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/7 "2020-06-05T05:08:09Z")
Hi, @mbatz Do You have some new information about this topic? ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/8 "2020-09-17T06:01:50Z")
Hi @mbatz, Do You know that will be developed this function or not? ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/9 "2020-10-09T06:02:34Z")
Hello, Are you planning to implement this solution in datagerry? ---
**Author:** ![mbatz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.datagerry.com/mbatz/32/5_2.png) [@mbatz](https://community.datagerry.com/u/mbatz)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/10 "2020-10-09T08:46:48Z")
Hi @marcinw, yes, there is a plan to implement this functionality. At the moment, this topic does not have the highest priority at the moment, so it may take some time. ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/11 "2020-12-22T06:18:31Z")
Hello, Has some time passed and will this functionality be created? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/12 "2021-02-08T07:31:27Z")
Hello, Has some time passed 🙂 Could you please tell me if you will introduce functionality to select several objects in one reference field? ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/13 "2021-03-25T08:24:17Z")
@sergej.dumler Could you please tell me if you will introduce functionality to select several objects in one reference field? ---
**Author:** ![sergej.dumler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@sergej.dumler](https://community.datagerry.com/u/sergej.dumler)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/14 "2021-03-25T08:27:45Z")
Hello @marcinw, yes, there is a plan to implement this functionality. At the moment, this topic does not have the highest priority at the moment, so it may take some time. [https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-582](https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-582) ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/15 "2021-05-05T07:11:21Z")
Hello, in this moment is good time to develop this? i think that is important for many people, including me ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/16 "2021-06-07T05:35:05Z")
> [@sergej.dumler](#): > > Hello @marcinw, > > yes, there is a plan to implement this functionality. At the moment, this topic does not have the highest priority at the moment, so it may take some time. > > [https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-582](https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-582) Hello, When it will be developed? When it will be developed? We need this function would in one reference field could choose more than 1 object. ---
**Author:** ![sergej.dumler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@sergej.dumler](https://community.datagerry.com/u/sergej.dumler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/17 "2021-06-07T06:43:47Z")
> [@marcinw](#): > > Could you please tell me if you will introduce functionality to select several objects in one reference field? Hello @marcinw, we have included the process for version 1.7.0. Release is 23.07.2021 ---
**Author:** ![kstrebel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.datagerry.com/kstrebel/32/528_2.png) [@kstrebel](https://community.datagerry.com/u/kstrebel)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/18 "2021-06-22T14:02:10Z")
Actually we are evaluating CMDBs and the missing one-to-many references is one showstopper for Datagerry for us. Looking forward to v1.7.0 then :-). ---
**Author:** ![marcinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@marcinw](https://community.datagerry.com/u/marcinw)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/19 "2021-08-20T09:25:32Z")
Hello, First date for this topic was 23.07.2021 Will this topic now also be included in the 1.7.0 release on 10/15/2021? ---
**Author:** ![sergej.dumler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@sergej.dumler](https://community.datagerry.com/u/sergej.dumler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100/20 "2021-08-20T09:43:08Z")
Exactly. The following items are still open for the 1.7.0 release. [https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-1075](https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-1075) [https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-1078](https://nethinks.atlassian.net/browse/NET-1078) [Next page](https://community.datagerry.com/t/field-type-reference/100.md?page=2)