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How to Display a List of Options in a Custom Data Connector?

  • May 20, 2025
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Hello,

I’d like to create a custom data connector. In my business, we sell coding programs with different session dates, and I want users to be able to check upcoming sessions from our database.

To retrieve the relevant sessions, I need to collect a few details from the user:
- Program of interest
- Format
- Campus (we have up to 25 campuses)

For the campus selection, I don’t want users to type manually — I’d like to display a list of available campuses they can simply click on.

Is this possible with a data connector? I see that Fin supports data inputs like text, number, decimal, and boolean — but is there a way to present a list of options (e.g. dropdown or buttons) for users to choose from?

Thanks in advance!

Best answer by Conor

Hey ​@doud, welcome to the Community! This looks like a good job for Fin Tasks, with a data connector to do the reading of your database (like here). That should be able to present the programs, formats and campuses and allow users to choose between them. 

Have you looked at Fin Tasks for this so far? 

Conor

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  • May 29, 2025

Hey ​@doud, welcome to the Community! This looks like a good job for Fin Tasks, with a data connector to do the reading of your database (like here). That should be able to present the programs, formats and campuses and allow users to choose between them. 

Have you looked at Fin Tasks for this so far? 

Conor


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Hey ​@doud, did that help out and get you started?