# Grid Edit Form Type?

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/grid-edit-form-type/20884>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [October 19, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/grid-edit-form-type/20884 "2022-10-19T23:52:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![john1598360627](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@john1598360627](https://forum.servoy.com/u/john1598360627)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/grid-edit-form-type/20884/1 "2022-10-19T23:52:13Z")

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For a column in a Data Grid, there’s multiple edit types.

- Text field
- Date Picker
- Combo Box
- Type Ahead  
**\* FORM**
- Check box

What is the Form edit type? How does it work? Is there documentation I can see about how this works?

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**Author:** ![ProRM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/prorm/32/4861_2.png) [@ProRM](https://forum.servoy.com/u/ProRM)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/grid-edit-form-type/20884/2 "2022-10-21T19:39:27Z")

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Hi John,

With the EditType FORM you can select a separate form to do the Edit, instead of editing the content directly on the cell. You also need to create a form and select it under editForm

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/servoy/original/2X/1/12d4949393d0f46c9163fec5838ab9e69afe5b98.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![john1598360627](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@john1598360627](https://forum.servoy.com/u/john1598360627)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/grid-edit-form-type/20884/3 "2022-10-22T00:03:36Z")

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> ProRM:  
> Hi John,
> 
> With the EditType FORM you can select a separate form to do the Edit, instead of editing the content directly on the cell. You also need to create a form and select it under editForm
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> ![](http://prorm.com/images/editForm.JPG)

Ah okay, so in that form you make, I assume it shares the dataprovider for the grid you will connect it with right?

And the only option is that it appears as a popup window when you click it? There isn’t a way to say, embed it into the grid itself?