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title: "Using Drop Down to Populate a Data Grid"
slug: "using-dropdown-to-populate-a-data-grid"
updated: 2022-11-02T19:39:18Z
published: 2022-11-02T19:39:18Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/using-dropdown-to-populate-a-data-grid"
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# Using Drop Down to Populate a Data Grid

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 6.5.0 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Data Grids |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

This Example Lab demonstrates a Form that uses a Drop Down List to populate a Data Grid.

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## Explanation

This Example Lab shows a Form that uses Data Flows to populate a Drop Down List with Accounts for the user to select. After selecting an account, that selected Account is passed through another Data Flow to run a Raw SQL Query to populate a Data Grid under the Drop Down List.

Reference Articles

[Create a Drop Down List](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/create-drop-list) [Displaying Lists of Objects in a Data Grid](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/displaying-lists-of-objects-in-a-data-grid)

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