Dropdown fields not showing value from table.

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The dropdown will show that there are options, but not the text that is in the table.

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,685 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @EMA03356

This is because either the wrong column is selected to be viewed. Click the Control, then click on Edit in the properties window and make sure that you have the correct column selected for sorting and viewing.

If that is not it

Do this

Click on the Multi-select and turn if off and back on (if you can have multi)

Do the same thing for Searching, turn it off / on

One of those is the issue.

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What do you mean by turn off multi select and searching? How do I do that?

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,685 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @EMA03356

Do the first one first, and make sure you have the right column selected. By default when you add a dropdown and bind it, it adds a silly default field, which makes it blank.

1. Verify the field that is bound, click Edit and verify whta field is selected to be viewed.

If that solves it your done

If not flip these so that, if its NOT a multi-select, burn it off, also turn searching off then back on. Sometimes the control just has to refresh

If I have helped you, I would really appreciate if you please Mark my answer as Resolved/Answered, and give it a thumbs up, so it can help others

Cheers

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Michael Gernaey MCT | MCSE | MCP | Self-Contractor| Ex-Microsoft
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I deleted this initial form entry dropdown to make it a custom card with a distinct function because I could not get the cascaded dropdowns to work otherwise. I do not have the options you are showing above.

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,685 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@EMA03356

I can literally see Edit on the screen, I'm not going to answer again if you aren't going to do what I asked.

Did you do the first ask, yes or no. I assume no, so moving on.

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I'm sorry I screenshotted the wrong thing:

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