# How do I use a drop down list to populate an indirect tag?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-drop-down-list-to-populate-an-indirect-tag/44884>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-drop-down-list-to-populate-an-indirect-tag/44884 "2021-03-25T00:48:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![compuzak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@compuzak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/compuzak)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-drop-down-list-to-populate-an-indirect-tag/44884/1 "2021-03-25T00:48:36Z")

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I have a form that has a repeating template. The fields in the template are bound to indirect tags in Ignition. Some of the fields on this template get their values from SQL tables (for example a variety field). I want to add a drop down list to the template, so the user can see all valid choices for variety and select the variety without having to free-form type it. I can easily setup the drop down list using the SQL table, that works fine, but how do I bind it back to the indirect tag that holds the data in the repeating template? I can setup a field without the drop down that updates the indirect tag and that works great, but the user has to free-form enter the data for variety, But once I add the drop down, I can’t figure out how to link it back to indirect tag. Also, when the templates are first displayed, I want to display the variety name that is in the indirect tag.

So basically I want to have a drop down that just shows choices and still has a two way binding to an indirect string tag. This is pretty straight forward on a few other front end interfaces I use, but I can’t figure out how to do it in Ignition.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![compuzak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@compuzak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/compuzak)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-drop-down-list-to-populate-an-indirect-tag/44884/2 "2021-03-25T01:51:43Z")

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Never mind, i just figured out that if I bind the selected value to my indirect tag it works exactly as I needed. That seems very obvious now, so sorry for asking such a simplistic question.