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ComboBox DefaultSelectedItems with alternate data source

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Posted on by TB-20081424-0 220

Hi, I'm hoping someone could help me out.

I have an editable gallery, with datasource colGridData collection, it has a field called location.  When I edit a record in the gallery, I have one of the fields tied to another datasource, WLLocation.Title, so I can't use ThisItem.location.  

How do I get the gallery location field to show the defaultselectedvalue of the colGridData.  If I do edit the record, the combobox is populated with the WLLocation.Title....just not sure how to see the correct value for the user in the defaultselecteditems?

 

Thanks for your help!

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    RandyHayes 76,299 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @TB05 

    You need to always match the record provided in the DefaultSelectedItems (DSI) property to the Items records. 

    So, if ThisItem.Location is a text value, then that will not be a valid record.

     

    If the Items property of your combobox only has a table with the Title column, then you can use the following on the DSI:  {Title: ThisItem.Location}

     

    If you have anything else for the Items property, then the record must match.  

     

    I hope this is helpful for you.

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    TB-20081424-0 220 on at

    Thank you so much!  That did the trick!!

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