# Unable to type into Formula column type

**URL:** <https://community.nocodb.com/t/unable-to-type-into-formula-column-type/2010>\
**Category:** Self-Host\
**Created:** [July 20, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/unable-to-type-into-formula-column-type/2010 "2025-07-20T11:18:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![licking8882](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@licking8882](https://community.nocodb.com/u/licking8882)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/unable-to-type-into-formula-column-type/2010/1 "2025-07-20T11:18:11Z")

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I’m self-hosting an instance of nocodb. I have it connected to a postgres database. I’m trying to add a formula but I am running into an issue where I can’t type into the input box. It is only allowing me to select values from the dropdown. Is this expected behavior? I’ve searched around for help on this but haven’t found anything describing my issue. If it’s not expected, how can I troubleshoot what’s going on?

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**Author:** ![Navi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@Navi](https://community.nocodb.com/u/Navi)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/unable-to-type-into-formula-column-type/2010/2 "2025-07-20T11:42:20Z")

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Im unable to reproduce this. Also a video of the problem will help.

If you are not on the latest version upgrade to it please.

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**Author:** ![licking8882](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@licking8882](https://community.nocodb.com/u/licking8882)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/unable-to-type-into-formula-column-type/2010/3 "2025-07-20T17:15:05Z")

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I restarted the docker container and now it’s working as expected. I wasted so much time trying to figure this out. ☹ Thanks for the response.

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**Author:** ![Navi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@Navi](https://community.nocodb.com/u/Navi)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/unable-to-type-into-formula-column-type/2010/4 "2025-07-20T18:11:53Z")

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Restarting the whole setup was probably not needed. If you think the issue still persists. Please make a video and attach any error logs from browser console + docker logs.