How to document `optional` field from housing Block and how it applies to Block Elements within?

[rinormaloku]

Currently multi_external_select (link), requires you to select at least one option, otherwise, it fails the validation.

We worked around that by providing a default option none and people can remove it and add the options related to the content they are filling in.

However, it would be a better UX if the field is optional.

[filmaj]

This is a feature request for the Block Kit select menus themselves, yes? Perhaps adding a required, or min_selected_items, field to enable this behaviour?

[rinormaloku]

Yes, specifically for the one retrieving options externally.

Both suggestions sound good to me.

[filmaj]

I have raised this internally with the relevant engineering team. As I hear updates, I will report them back here.

[rinormaloku]

This change will improve the UX drastically. Thank you Filmaj!

[filmaj]

@rinormaloku one thing to try: can you put the multi-select menu inside an Input Block and set the Input Block's optional field to true?

[rinormaloku]

@leartbeqiraj1 can you try this out and report back?

[filmaj]

I gave it a go and indeed that does work, though it wasn't until a fellow Slack colleague pointed this out to me that I realized this was even an option! Something to improve in our documentation.. will need to think about how to tackle that.

[leartbeqiraj1]

I just tested it and I can verify that it works. Thanks a lot @filmaj and @rinormaloku

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[filmaj]

I'm reopening this as this is still outstanding to improve in our documentation.