# Custom Search Filter with value list?

**URL:** <https://community.bloomreach.com/t/custom-search-filter-with-value-list/3127>\
**Category:** Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)\
**Created:** [April 6, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/custom-search-filter-with-value-list/3127 "2022-04-06T14:36:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![david.sinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@david.sinclair](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/david.sinclair)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/custom-search-filter-with-value-list/3127/1 "2022-04-06T14:36:40Z")

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Hi,

We want to add a custom search field to the advanced search module. My starting point is:

> **[Custom Search Filter - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) - The...](https://xmdocumentation.bloomreach.com/library/enterprise/enterprise-features/advanced-search/custom-search-filter.html)**
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> The fast and flexible on-premise or PaaS headless CMS

I want to add a drop down populated with values from a selection:valuelist. I see the example provided in the link above and am guessing I have to add a DropDownChoice form element. However I am not clear on how to populate this field with values from the repo.

David