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Universal: Make combo value prefer exact match

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  • April 7, 2026
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When pasting a value in a combo box, it selects the first value that partly matches the text. This is very annoying when you pasted the exact value that you want to enter. It forces you to manually scroll to the right record and select it or use the lookup window.

If there is an exact match, it should prefer that over the first matching value.

For example:
 

 

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Arie V
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  • April 17, 2026
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Arie V
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  • June 4, 2026

We're working on a Dropdown behavior change that effectively resolves this Idea. We'll first match records based on 'starts with’ and show these alphabetically and then add remaining matches.

EDIT: Scope for the current sprint is only a change to the ‘Suggestion (contains)’ lookup control. Combo is not yet in scope.


Arie V
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  • June 4, 2026
Updated idea statusOpenWorking on it!

Arie V
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  • August 17, 2026

@PeterKeeris I just retested this issue in Universal UI 2026.2.12 and it seems that it is in fact similarly resolved for Combo too. Can you confirm for your case?


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  • August 18, 2026

@PeterKeeris I just retested this issue in Universal UI 2026.2.12 and it seems that it is in fact similarly resolved for Combo too. Can you confirm for your case?

Yes, in 2026.2.12 it seems to work fine.