Adding new values to Multi-select property from the app and syncing from Notion

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Notion allows you to add new values for a Multi-select property Ex: Category.
From Add screen on a NotionApp generated app, I’m only able to use already added multi-select values.

How can i configure the Add screen to allow new values to be added for Multi-select property, directly from the app?

Another question i have is on Sync - For a newly added multi-select value from original Notion app, how long does it take for the value to be available from an app created on NotionApps? Is this feature only available on Premium?

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  1. The best way to add new properties on the go is to create a relation property instead of a multi-select property. That way you can add new items and link them to an existing page/item.
  2. Auto syncing is a paid feature. This feature would work well with the relation workaround suggested above. But it won’t work for multi-select option addition. This is because adding multi-select options is a change to the structure of the database (and not just the data of the pages). Auto syncing works for data changes and not for structure changes. To pull the latest structure, you need to click “Reload Data” in the app builder.
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