--- title: Adding an Option description: Learn how to add Options to an existing Item or create them from an Item in Join to compare mutually exclusive choices for one decision. --- [Skip to content](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-an-option#main-content) [Contact Join Support](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Join Help Center](https://success.join.build/hubfs/Join%20Help%20Center.svg)](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact Join Support](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Login](https://app.join.build/) [Login](https://app.join.build/) Hi! 👋 How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Join - Help Center](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Items](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en) 3. [Options](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#options) # Adding an Option ## Learn how to add Options to an existing Item or create them from an Item in Join to compare mutually exclusive choices for one decision. When working with [Items](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/overview-items?hsLang=en) with [Options](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/options-overview?hsLang=en), they can be [added to an existing Item](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-an-option#adding_options_to_existing) or [created from an existing Item](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-an-option#converting_existing_item_to_option). ### Adding an Option to an Existing Item If multiple options need to be evaluated for an existing Item, then new Options can be added to an existing Item using either of the following methods. #### Adding the First Option to an Item To add the first Option to an Item, follow these steps: 1. Click **Items** in the [navigation panel](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/how-to-navigate-in-a-project?hsLang=en#navigation_bar) 2. Click the name of the Item to go to the Item detail view 3. If your item doesn't have existing cost information click the **Add Options...** button, and if it does click the **options** ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MRqTeGHZizIHvsuH56yJ34beFd8xClA8PieZhbdMl9bDUaMBSxdc0NesbmJ8wuhqqRg1B9sbwRsYw8FPzvfs-tRvifGA3i8QAHhGA-WGtdFRxdIcskM8o7nK4IOHv4tEVk-aeNVosLRUdNbc-w) button next to the Item number and select **Add options** 4. Input the information to add the Option the same way you would [add an Item](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-items?hsLang=en) **![](https://success.join.build/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-23-2024-09-31-02-6008-PM.png?width=453&height=223&name=image-png-Apr-23-2024-09-31-02-6008-PM.png)** #### Adding Additional Options to an Item To add additional Options to an Item, you can use the method above or either of the following methods. **From the Item Details Page** To add the initial Option to an Item, follow these steps: 1. Click **Items** in the [navigation panel](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/how-to-navigate-in-a-project?hsLang=en#navigation_bar) 2. Click the name of the Item to go to the Item detail view 3. Click the **+ Add Options** button in the header of the **Options** section 4. Input the information to add the Option the same way you would [add an Item](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-items?hsLang=en) ![](https://success.join.build/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-23-2024-09-35-57-1354-PM.png?width=670&height=339&name=image-png-Apr-23-2024-09-35-57-1354-PM.png) **From the Item Sidebar** 1. Click **Items** in the [navigation panel](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/how-to-navigate-in-a-project?hsLang=en#navigation_bar) 2. Click the **Expand Item Sidebar** ![image-png-Jun-21-2022-08-11-01-20-PM](https://success.join.build/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-21-2022-08-11-01-20-PM.png?width=16&name=image-png-Jun-21-2022-08-11-01-20-PM.png) button to open the Item sidebar 3. Click the **+ Add Options** button In the **Options** section of the Item sidebar 4. Input the information to add the Option the same way you would [add an Item](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-items?hsLang=en) ![](https://success.join.build/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-23-2024-09-36-44-2083-PM.png?width=413&height=575&name=image-png-Apr-23-2024-09-36-44-2083-PM.png) ***Tip:*** *You can add a single Option by clicking the* ***Create and Publish*** *button, or you can create multiple Options by checking the* ***Create another Option*** *checkbox first.* ### Converting an Existing Item to an Option There may be a scenario where you’ve already created Items but would like to convert them to mutually exclusive Options. To take an existing Item and convert it to an Option for another Item, follow these steps: 1. Use any of the [methods above](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/adding-an-option#adding_options_to_existing) to add Options to a parent Item 2. Instead of creating a new Option, click the **Find Existing** tab in the **Add options** window 3. Click the **+ Add as Option** button next to any Item to add it as an Option to the parent Item 4. Click the **Done** button to close the window   ***Tip:*** *Do you have an Option you want to convert into its own Item? 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