# Dropdown Selected Label (Value Label)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-selected-label-value-label/69112>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, vision, ignition81\
**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-selected-label-value-label/69112 "2023-01-27T20:44:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-selected-label-value-label/69112/2 "2023-01-27T20:55:44Z")

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Perhaps Phil's comment will be helpful,

> [@Dropdown component shows values, not labels](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-component-shows-values-not-labels/67688/2):
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> Perspective doesn't use two columns. I recommend you bind that dataset to custom property (to maintain correspondance between IssueId and IssueName), then bind the dropdown's options to the dataset property with a transform that delivers just the names. Or possibly just reverse the column order.

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