# How to write to a component from View to another in Perspective?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-component-from-view-to-another-in-perspective/71127>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-component-from-view-to-another-in-perspective/71127 "2023-03-16T00:34:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahman.tarek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@rahman.tarek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rahman.tarek)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-component-from-view-to-another-in-perspective/71127/1 "2023-03-16T00:34:16Z")

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Hi there,

I have a header view with a dropdown. When the user selects a value from the dropdown i want to write that value into a Label component of a different view. What is the best way to do that?

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-component-from-view-to-another-in-perspective/71127/2 "2023-03-16T01:00:13Z")

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You can use a tag or a perspective message

Edit: oops, I meant to come back and add to this, looks like Phil beat me to it though

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-write-to-a-component-from-view-to-another-in-perspective/71127/3 "2023-03-16T08:37:17Z")

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Or bidirectionally bound session properties, or bidirectional view parameters bound to a custom prop in an outer view.