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title: "Setting Default Item on Drop Down with a Data Flow"
slug: "setting-default-item-on-dropdown-with-a-data-flow"
updated: 2022-12-12T20:11:03Z
published: 2022-12-12T20:11:03Z
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# Setting Default Item on Drop Down with a Data Flow

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 6.5.0 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Selected Item |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

This Example Lab project auto populates a drop down list and selected item from a Data Flow, upon opening a Form.

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## Explanation

This Example Lab project runs a Form that has a Data Flow, which runs on start up. This Data Flow contains two outputs: One for populating the actual drop down List, and a second output for setting a default value selected on the same drop down list.

Reference Articles

[Creating Drop Down List Options from Flow Output](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-drop-down-menu-options-from-flow-output)

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[ExampleLab[SelectedItem].zip](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/ExampleLab%5BSelectedItem%5D.zip)

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