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How can I copy the selected name from a dropdown list from one screen to another screen?

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Hi,

I have in Screen1 a dropdown list that has names and I would like to copy the selected name from that dropdown list to a Label or Text Input in Screen 2. What kind of formula should I use?

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Bogdan

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Drrickryp Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@bogdankorda

Set the Text property for a label or the Default property of a textinput box to Dropdown1.Selected.namefield . As long as you don't reset the Dropdown control, selections are maintained throughout the App no matter which screen you navigate to. FYI, Dropdown controls select an entire record and you can reference any field in that record, not only the one showing in the window.

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Hi@bogdankorda,

Based on the issue that you mentioned, do you want to populate a Label or a TextInput based on the drop down selected?

Could you please share a bit more about the scenario:

what is the column type corresponding to the column that you fill in the drop down,Text or Choice?

does this drop down control allow multi select?

1/ If it is a Text type

Allow multi select_Set Text/Default of the Label/TextInput as below:

Concat(ComboBox5.SelectedItems.Result,Result,",")

Allow single select only_Set Text/Default of the Label/TextInput as below:

Dropdown1.Selected.Result

2/ If it is a Choice type

Allow multi select_Set Text/Default of the Label/TextInput as below:

Concat(ComboBox5.SelectedItems.Value,Value,",")

Allow single select only_Set Text/Default of the Label/TextInput as below:

Dropdown1.Selected.Value

Hope it could help.

Regard

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bogdankorda 8 on at

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Still the error...

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Drrickryp Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@bogdankorda

Please answer @v-qiaqi-msft 's question. What type of column are you using for your dropdown control?

Also is it a Dropdown or Combobox? They look the same but function very differently.

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bogdankorda 8 on at

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It is DropDown

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Hi@bogdankorda,

Please provide the specific error message and your column type which is the key to this problem.

And, please check my solution again to define which scenario you are in.

If the column you fill the Dropdown is a Choice type,

In my scenario, I set the Items of the Dropdown as below:

Choices(DataSource.ColumnName)

Set the Default property of the TextInput as below:

Dropdown1.Selected.Value

If the column you fill the Dropdown is a Text type,

In my scenario, I set the Items of the Dropdown as below:

Distinct(DataSource,ColumnName)

please set the Default property of the TextInput as below:

Dropdown1.Selected.Result

Note that if you set the Dropdown as DataSource.ColumnName directly, you should change Default property as below:

Dropdown1.Selected.ColumnName

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Qi

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