# Binding Path Bad\_NotFound

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-path-bad-notfound/108729>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-path-bad-notfound/108729 "2025-07-21T14:22:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chaerrydairy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@chaerrydairy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaerrydairy)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-path-bad-notfound/108729/1 "2025-07-21T14:22:27Z")

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I am trying to remake a binding because I changed the layout of the page and am trying to create a property binding onto the value of a dropdown shown here:

 ![{6EF8F7DA-95C3-47A0-B8E4-305F0B24EB64}](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/2/1215b6f87dace6d13b70e2cae0f209fd65c98e74.png)

However, the preview shows a Bad error. I had the binding working before but I readjusted some things to give it a better layout. I am pretty sure that I have the path correct but nothing seems to work. I am trying to get to the path root/LocationCategoryContainer/AssetDisplay and a property of that component shown in the script code above. The directory layout is below:

 ![{11B816E6-5481-4B70-8DA2-555017DC3E73}](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/5/35894671ce79fabe9e2a132c0c60019b4e7be0dc.png)

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-path-bad-notfound/108729/2 "2025-07-21T14:36:46Z")

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Use the property selector to make sure the path is right:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/2/92dfbdf8178563b8fc4e1e9b5e8472cd02c2f1a0.png)

You should create custom properties at the view level to store your important variables, so then you can easily bind to the view-level property instead of digging down through layers and layers of containers and components.

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**Author:** ![chaerrydairy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@chaerrydairy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaerrydairy)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-path-bad-notfound/108729/3 "2025-07-21T14:41:46Z")

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That makes sense. I thought the path would stay the same if you copy and paste it because I simply copy and pasted the working component into the new flex container