Table multiselect field fails to appear in the child table

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Inside Child table all other fields appears but i have just added Table Multiselect field to choose the Preference . but its not visible inside child table edit view or normal view (Version - 15).

I know child table won’t support nested child tables but this single Multiselect field also not having same problem. Any alternative options to achieve this

Thanks

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Hi @Triphina,
A multiselect field is also a child table, so i think that you can’t insert a Multiselect field in a child table.

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@Triphina Official Frappe docs explicitly state: “Table MultiSelect fields cannot be added in child DocTypes.”

In the Frappe documentation, it is mentioned: “Note: Table MultiSelect fields cannot be added in child DocTypes.” — by Frappe.

Before suggesting a workaround, a few questions:

1. What is your parent DocType? (Sales Order, Employee, custom DocType?)

2. What does “Preference” represent?

  • A fixed list of values (e.g. colors, sizes, categories)?

  • Or records from another DocType (master data)?

3. Do you need multiple preferences per child row, or just one?

These answers decide which workaround fits:

  • If just one preference per row → plain Select or Link field works directly in the child table — no workaround needed

  • If multiple preferences per row → needs either a data structure change or a client script approach.
    Share your use case, and a specific solution can be given.