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How to update Multi-select choice item from workflow?

  • November 9, 2020
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I am having an issue with trying to update a multi-select choice field on my context item via the Update item action.  I have created a custom task form, to which I have added a multi-select choice field, and I save the value of the choice field to a variable for update to a corresponding field on my list item, through the workflow Update item action.  However, after the update, though I am seeing the updated field value(s) on the list view, I do not see them in my item form, (which is a Nintex form).  Is there some sort of magic formula for updating multi-select choice field via workflow, so that the selected values are visible on the form?  Incidentally, if I choose only one item in the multi-select values, the one selection is displayed in my form, this only fails with multiple selections.

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  • November 9, 2020

Double check that your column set to accept multiple values, you can also try 

 to replace semicolon delimiter with a variable  in your workflow that you get  from your task form : semicolon + hash and then update your list field with that value

 eg. select options "Value1" and "Value2" , the  string value should be  "Value1;#Value2"