Automations: Allow Creation of New Choices

We’ve expanded Automations to give you more flexibility when working with Single and Multiple Select fields. When an automation receives new values that aren’t already available as choices, it can now create them automatically—keeping your processes nimble and responsive without any manual cleanup.

Key Highlights

• Automation-Driven Choice Creation: Automatically add missing options to Single and Multiple Select fields when new values appear in automation inputs.‍
• Intuitive Field Controls: Hovering over a select field reveals a dedicated checkbox and an explanatory icon, helping you clearly understand and manage the feature.‍
• Case-Insensitive Matching: Inputs are compared without regard to letter case, preventing duplicate choices and ensuring accuracy.‍
• Mixed Input Handling: When inputs contain both existing and new values, the system adds only what’s missing—nothing more, nothing less.‍
• Safe + Transactional Updates: A built-in locking mechanism ensures field structure updates occur safely, even during parallel executions.

How It Works

• When an automation encounters an input containing a value not present in the select field, you’ll see the option to enable automatic creation of that choice.
• Once enabled, the automation locks the field to verify the current structure and avoid conflicts.
• The system then safely writes the new choice(s) and completes the update transactionally.
• The result: a seamless process that keeps your select fields accurate and up to date.

This capability is available on all plan types and is designed to support more dynamic automation scenarios—especially those driven by AI-generated or user-submitted values.