diff --git a/classes/event/metadata_saved.php b/classes/event/metadata_saved.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d3ac42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/event/metadata_saved.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Subplugin info class.
+ *
+ * @package local_metadata
+ * @author Tim St.Clair <tim.stclair@gmail.com>
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+/*
+ * metadata_saved event emitter
+ *
+ * emit an event when data is entered which contains all the field names and their values for this instance
+ * the observers of this event will have to decice whether they handle data for the supplied context
+ *
+ * triggered by: lib.php -> local_metadata_save_data()
+ */
+
+namespace local_metadata\event;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+
+class metadata_saved extends \core\event\base {
+
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'u';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_OTHER;
+    }
+
+    public function get_description() {
+		return "The user with id '{$this->userid}' saved metadata for course with id '{$this->contextinstanceid}'.";
+    }
+
+    public static function get_name() {
+		return 'Local Metadata CRUD save event'; // TODO ad to langpack
+    }
+
+    public function get_url() {
+        return new \moodle_url('/local/metadata/index.php');
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/fieldtype/menu/classes/define.php b/fieldtype/menu/classes/define.php
index d9179a2..df106ce 100644
--- a/fieldtype/menu/classes/define.php
+++ b/fieldtype/menu/classes/define.php
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public function define_form_specific($form) {
         // Param 1 for menu type contains the options.
         $form->addElement('textarea', 'param1', get_string('profilemenuoptions', 'admin'), ['rows' => 6, 'cols' => 40]);
         $form->setType('param1', PARAM_TEXT);
+        $form->addHelpButton('param1', 'menu_options', 'local_metadata');
+
+        // Param 2 for turning dropdown into mutli-select
+        $form->addElement('selectyesno', 'param2', get_string('select_multiple', 'local_metadata'));
 
         // Default data.
         $form->addElement('text', 'defaultdata', get_string('profiledefaultdata', 'admin'), 'size="50"');
diff --git a/fieldtype/menu/classes/metadata.php b/fieldtype/menu/classes/metadata.php
index 943ef4f..ddea6fc 100644
--- a/fieldtype/menu/classes/metadata.php
+++ b/fieldtype/menu/classes/metadata.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class metadata extends \local_metadata\fieldtype\metadata {
 
     /** @var array $options */
     public $options;
+    public $multiple = false;
 
     /** @var int $datakey */
     public $datakey;
@@ -59,18 +60,34 @@ public function __construct($fieldid = 0, $instanceid = 0, $fielddata = null) {
         } else {
             $options = [];
         }
+        // Param 1 for menu type is the options.
+        if (isset($this->field->param2)) {
+            $this->multiple = ((int)$this->field->param2 > 0);
+        } else {
+            $this->multiple = false;
+        }
+
         $this->options = [];
         if (!empty($this->field->required)) {
             $this->options[''] = get_string('choose').'...';
         }
         foreach ($options as $key => $option) {
-            $this->options[$option] = format_string($option); // Multilang formatting with filters.
+            if (strpos($option,"=>")!==false) {
+                // fields listed in "key=>text" get rendered as <option value="key">text</option>
+                list($key,$value) = array_map('trim',explode("=>",$option));
+            } else {
+                // fields listed in "text" get rendered as <option value="text">text</option>
+                $key = $option;
+                $value = $option;
+            }
+            $this->options[$key] = format_string($value); // Multilang formatting with filters.
         }
 
-        // Set the data key.
+        // Set the data key(s).
         if ($this->data !== null) {
-            $key = $this->data;
-            if (isset($this->options[$key]) || ($key = array_search($key, $this->options)) !== false) {
+            if ($this->multiple) {
+                $this->datakey = explode("\n", str_replace("\r", '', $this->data)); // array of data which will be keys anyway
+            } else if (isset($this->options[$key]) || ($key = array_search($key, $this->options)) !== false) {
                 $this->data = $key;
                 $this->datakey = $key;
             }
@@ -83,7 +100,10 @@ public function __construct($fieldid = 0, $instanceid = 0, $fielddata = null) {
      * @param moodleform $mform Moodle form instance
      */
     public function edit_field_add($mform) {
-        $mform->addElement('select', $this->inputname, format_string($this->field->name), $this->options);
+        $select = $mform->addElement('select', $this->inputname, format_string($this->field->name), $this->options);
+        if ($this->multiple) {
+            $select->setMultiple(true);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -112,7 +132,16 @@ public function edit_field_set_default($mform) {
      * @return mixed Data or null
      */
     public function edit_save_data_preprocess($data, $datarecord) {
-        return isset($this->options[$data]) ? $data : null;
+        if (is_array($data)) {
+            $string = '';
+            foreach ($data as $key) {
+                if(isset($this->options[$key])) {
+                    $string .= $key."\r\n";
+                }
+            }
+            return substr($string,0,-2);
+        }
+        return isset($this->options[$data]) ? $data : NULL;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/fieldtype/menu/lang/en/metadatafieldtype_menu.php b/fieldtype/menu/lang/en/metadatafieldtype_menu.php
index 42d595b..057ec86 100644
--- a/fieldtype/menu/lang/en/metadatafieldtype_menu.php
+++ b/fieldtype/menu/lang/en/metadatafieldtype_menu.php
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Menu metadata fieldtype';
-$string['displayname'] = 'Dropdown menu';
-$string['privacy:metadata'] = 'Fieldtypes do not store data.';
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+$string['displayname'] = 'Dropdown menu';
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diff --git a/fieldtype/menu/version.php b/fieldtype/menu/version.php
index 476020e..cb8426c 100644
--- a/fieldtype/menu/version.php
+++ b/fieldtype/menu/version.php
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
-$plugin->version   = 2017070102;
-$plugin->release   = 'BETA3.3.4 (Build 2018062800)';
+$plugin->version   = 2018072301;
+$plugin->release   = 'BETA3.3.1 (Build 2017071200)';
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_BETA;
 $plugin->requires  = 2016052300; // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'metadatafieldtype_menu'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
diff --git a/lang/en/local_metadata.php b/lang/en/local_metadata.php
index ced6350..bf8511c 100644
--- a/lang/en/local_metadata.php
+++ b/lang/en/local_metadata.php
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@
 $string['errorcontextnotfound'] = 'Invalid context subplugin "{$a->contextname}" requested.';
 $string['instancemetadata'] = '{$a->instancename} metadata';
 $string['metadata'] = 'Metadata';
-$string['metadatadata'] = 'Value';
-$string['metadatadescription'] = 'Description';
 $string['metadatafor'] = 'Instance metadata';
-$string['metadataname'] = 'Name';
 $string['metadatasaved'] = 'Metadata saved.';
-$string['privacy:metadata'] = 'Metadata plugin only manages data and fields. Individual subplugins may store personal data.';
-$string['subplugintype_metadatacontext'] = 'Data context plugin';
-$string['subplugintype_metadatacontext_plural'] = 'Data context plugins';
-$string['subplugintype_metadatafieldtype'] = 'Data fieldtype plugin';
-$string['subplugintype_metadatafieldtype_plural'] = 'Data fieldtype plugins';
+$string['subplugintype_metadatacontext'] = 'Data context';
+$string['subplugintype_metadatacontext_plural'] = 'Data contexts';
+$string['subplugintype_metadatafieldtype'] = 'Data field type';
+$string['subplugintype_metadatafieldtype_plural'] = 'Data field types';
+$string['select_multiple'] = 'Allow multiple selection';
+$string['menu_options_help'] = 'You can force the stored data values by entering lines in `value`=>`text` format, otherwise selected values will be the same as the text.';
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diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index 5fec7bd..3be1962 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -154,6 +154,21 @@ function local_metadata_save_data($new, $contextlevel) {
             $formfield->edit_save_data($new);
         }
     }
+
+    // get all the field values and package it into an event
+    foreach ($new as $key=>$value) {
+        if (strpos($key,"local_metadata_field_")!==false) {
+            $data[substr($key,21)]=$value;
+        }
+    }
+    $contextid = $DB->get_field_sql("select id from {context} where contextlevel=? and instanceid=?", [$contextlevel, $new->id]);
+    $params = array(
+        'contextid' => $contextid,
+        'other' => $data, // all current field values
+    );
+    $event = \local_metadata\event\metadata_saved::create($params);
+    $event->trigger();
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 2e77325..0431edf 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
  */
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
-$plugin->version   = 2017070104;
-$plugin->release   = 'BETA3.3.4 (Build 2018062800)';
+$plugin->version   = 2018072303;
+$plugin->release   = 'BETA3.3.3 (Build 2018052200)';
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_BETA;
 $plugin->requires  = 2016052300; // Moodle 3.1 release and upwards.
 $plugin->component = 'local_metadata';
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