# QField Value Relation - add list entry in the field
**URL:** https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-value-relation-add-list-entry-in-the-field/589
**Category:** Ask the Community
**Tags:** gh-import
**Created:** [14 May 2025 02:37 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-value-relation-add-list-entry-in-the-field/589 "2025-05-14T02:37:42Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:37 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-value-relation-add-list-entry-in-the-field/589/1 "2025-05-14T02:37:42Z")
I wish to use a Value Relation to select species from a list. However the list is not exhaustive, i.e. I will inevitably encounter species not in the list. I could of course use another free text attribuite to capture values not in the list, but ideally I want to be able to add to the list in the field.
I don’t think the widget can be configured to allow non-list values. Is there a way to perhaps edit the non-spatial layer directly. If I long press the list, the option ‘Show Features List’ takes me to the form, but there is no option to add a record.
Can anyone suggest a way to do this?
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_Imported from [GitHub discussion](https://github.com/opengisch/qfield/discussions/4439) by @Oisin-JK on 2023-07-11T11:32:43Z_
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:37 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-value-relation-add-list-entry-in-the-field/589/2 "2025-05-14T02:37:43Z")
You could try using a Relation Reference instead of a Value Relation. The Relation Reference widget can be configured to allow adding additional items that will appear in the dropdown list. As long as you only want a single choice from that field it should work.
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_Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/discussions/4439#discussioncomment-6421470) by @amgiss on 2023-07-12T00:36:24Z_