# Load last used data

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/load-last-used-data/79191>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [September 14, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/load-last-used-data/79191 "2023-09-14T23:01:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/load-last-used-data/79191/1 "2023-09-14T23:01:29Z")

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In perspective, I have a dropdown.

I received new requirement, to load the initial value of dropdown to the last value used.

We use this view, in multiple places on the shop floor.

Question is where do I store this data (last used data), to be retrieve next time, unique to the user?

Thank you.

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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:** [September 15, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/load-last-used-data/79191/2 "2023-09-15T00:40:12Z")

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That's typically a job for a database.