Choice fields provide the option “Link to a form for adding an object”.
The configured URL is currently opened in a new browser tab.
It would be very useful to have an additional option, for example:
☐ Open URL in modal dialog
This would allow users to create a missing dictionary/source entry without leaving the current form context.
Typical user flow:
User opens a Choice field.
The required value does not exist.
User clicks “Add new”.
The configured URL opens in a modal dialog.
User creates/saves the new object.
The modal is closed and the user continues working on the original form.
This would significantly improve the UX for small auxiliary forms and dictionary maintenance, where opening another browser tab interrupts the workflow.
Ideally, an additional option to refresh the Choice field data source after closing the modal would allow the newly created value to be selected immediately.