Why cant you try below approach
Step 1: Request the user to enter the year which they want to select. If multiple years are an option - Request them to separate using Comma
Step 2: Check the value enters is in the right format. Split using comma and make sure the values contain only 4 digits which are between a range of years
Step 3: If input validation failed - Display a message box highlighting the error and stop the process
Step 4: If validation is success - loop through the years and start selecting the year
Step 5: Save the input values to a variable and store it to asset. use the asset for future reference from other process