Turn off autofill or autocomplete on grid field

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I have a custom form with an EDT linking it to item numbers. This form is used to create new items so let's say I created an item named AH2023-JAN-1 but then later I also want to create an item called AH2023-JAN. When I start typing in AH2023, it finds the AH2023-JAN-1, but I don't want the 1, so after I finish typing JAN and hit tab, the field autocompletes to AH2023-JAN-1. If I go back and delete the -1 and hit tab, it auto fills it again.....

I tried the command
element.delAutoCompleteString(this);

in the modified method of the control and the datasource field, but that didn't help.

Any ideas?

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André Arnaud de Cal... 305,475 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi Andrew,

Do you experience auto completion or is a lookup form opened while you start typing?

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I believe it's a lookup form, but even if I type quickly and hit tab before it opens, it auto completes the field.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 305,475 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Are you able to share a screenshot with the possible lookup form?

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Andrew Huisman 313 on at

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Hopefully this is sufficient?

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AnithaEswaran 2,032 on at

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This might be the browser setting.

Can you try this?

Click on Settings in your browser (chrome /IE /edge)

At the bottom of the page, click 'Show advanced Settings'

In the Passwords and Forms section, uncheck 'Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click'

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Deepak Agarwal 9,039 on at

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Most probably it should be a browser setting, to verify this, try the same form in a different browser. And try the steps Anitha mentioned.

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Andrew Huisman 313 on at

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I have tried Chrome, Firefox and Edge on different computers, and checked the settings and always the same result of it autofilling.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 305,475 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi Andrew,

It looks like the lookup opened. If you start typing, the lookup opens and you use the TAB button, it should not take the selected value. Instead, if you hit the ENTER button, it will take the value. You can try press the ESC button first and then continue.

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Andrew Huisman 313 on at

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André,

I totally thought the same thing but when I press tab, if there is only one option, it chooses it. Tomorrow I will double check but I believe if there is more than one option (if AH2023-JAN-1 and AH2023-JAN-2 exist) and I tab after AH2023-JAN then it's fine. It's very strange.

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Andrew Huisman 313 on at

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André,

I tried hitting tab, it autofills. I tried hitting escape first, then tab, it autofills. If I choose a new item that has many different options, like if there was AH2023-JAN and AH2023-FEB, I could type in AH2023 and hit tab, and then it would stay the same.

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