Setting dropdown field default based on another field

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Hi folks, I'm struggling trying to get this to work and could use some help.

I've got two fields, a dropdown called "contract_dropdown" and a text input called "contract_desc". The Dropdown has a list of a few values, one of which is the string (value?) "Other".

What I want is, when contract_desc is not empty to default contract_dropdown to the "Other" option. If contract_desc is empty then it should just be Parent.Default.

I've got a mostly working if statement, but I can't figure out how to set the value for contract_dropdown from within the default property of contract_dropdown.

If(IsBlank(contract_desc),Parent.Default,{Value: "Other"})

What do I need to put in the else section to set the value of the dropdown?

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Hi @entertain89 ,

Please try:

If(IsBlank(contract_desc.Selected),Parent.Default,{Value: "Other"})

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Bof

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CU23010049-0 112 on at

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Good morning!

Unfortunately this produces an error about expecting text values.

Let me know what other info I can provide to help troubleshoot.

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Hi @entertain89 ,

Please try:

If(IsBlank(contract_desc.Selected),Parent.Default,"Other")

Best Regards,
Bof

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CU23010049-0 112 on at

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It throws an error about .Selected being included.

Removing selected fixes the error but I'm having an issue where IsBlank never seems to return true as it is always defaulting to the else condition (setting the dropdown to other).

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