Creating drop down list with values in QGIS

Question

I want to show a drop down list in the feature attributes dialog.

I have three different building zones. The hot Wohnzon A, B residential zone and residential zone C. Now I have an attribute called the "Zonenart". Now I track a new zone. And instead of the attribute "Zonenart" write something purely by hand, I want to be able to select it directly. How can I achieve this?

@Mapperz I wouldn't close it just yet. Creating a custom form isn't really needed just for a drop down list. — Nathan W, Jul 19 '12 at 13:09

score 27 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 19 '12 at 13:47

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Open the layer properties dialog and select the fields tab, click the button in the Edit Widgets column for the field and select Value Map

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which will then give you this when using the info tool

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answered Jul 19 '12 at 13:47

Nathan W

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Very good answer. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much – user8839 Jul 20 '12 at 05:59

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '22 at 10:53

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For QGIS 3:

Right mouse click over the layer, and then proceed with Layer Properties > Attributes Form > Fields > [field name].

Under "Widget Type", choose "Value Map" in the drop down.

edited Apr 13 '22 at 10:53

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answered Dec 10 '19 at 18:03

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Is it possible to create such a value map also on a database level, and not just a project level, so no matter in what QGIS project the user would edit the layer, he would get this dropdown with possible values (like domains in ArcGIS), based on a "value map" table stored in a database ? – juraj murcko Oct 12 '22 at 14:26
Is it possible to pick a value from the list to be the default rather than a blank value being displayed. I know we can set the defaults but then you need to click on the box to activate it. – GeorgeC Feb 19 '24 at 21:22

Creating drop down list with values in QGIS

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For QGIS 3:

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