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Comparing Parent.Default to dropdown value - can't compare Record, Text issue

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Hello, I am trying to set the value of a toggle in datacard so I can tell if user selected different item in dropdown.

The toggle is in the datacard and I have entered the following in the Default property of the toggle control.

If( Parent.Default <> ddlTaskMngt_Assignee.Selected.Email , true, false)

I am getting an error that I can't compare a Record with text.

I then updated the code to the following:

If( Parent.Default <> {Value: Text(ddlTaskMngt_Assignee.Selected.Email)}, true, false)

I am not getting an error that I can't compare a Record to a Record.

How do I convert Parent.Default to text? I tried Text(Parent.Default), which didn't work.

Thanks in advance!

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SpongYe 5,909 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @SM_Trailhead

The default value of a data card is a record that contains the field name and the field value. The selected value of a dropdown is also a record that contains the display name and the email of the selected person. To compare them, you need to access the specific properties of the records that you want to compare. For example, if you want to compare the email addresses, you can use this formula:

If( Parent.Default.Email <> ddlTaskMngt_Assignee.Selected.Email, true, false )

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SM_Trailhead 37 on at

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Hi SpongYe,

Thanks so much for your response! I should have noted a couple of things:
1. The dropdown value is based on people picker column
2. I had tried as you suggested above and it did not work.

As a work around - not an elegant one but it works - I do have the original values in a collection that I use mainly to get the parent record ID and used that collection to compare the values since I do ClearCollect if I make changes.

It is so odd behavior and that is the only way I could get it working for now. Thanks again!

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