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[Olav Poppe <olav.poppe@xxxxxx>]

Hi Calle, 
pretty sure that this is not possible (though I would be happy to be proven wrong!), and that the closest you can get today is having an "other" option in the option set and using program rules to show another data element for the free text when "other" is selected.

Olav


> 25. sep. 2016 kl. 22.56 skrev Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This might be one of those "answer is under your nose" aka RTFM questions, but here goes (version 2.24):
> 
> How can I specify an option set (drop-down, text options) for a data element while also enabling users to type in any other free text value?
> 
> (or in other words, "Limit element to options in option set = FALSE")
> 
> Best regards
> Calle
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