# Weird drop down question

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-drop-down-question/66183>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [8 August 2022 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-drop-down-question/66183 "2022-08-08T16:55:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![9toejack](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/9toejack/32/56868_2.png) [@9toejack](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/9toejack)\
**Post date:** [8 August 2022 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-drop-down-question/66183/21 "2022-08-08T20:50:56Z")

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so i had to use a json node to get to work.  
but watch video its deselecting the input

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aV1SnAQlwHLJ-it0I36ayf2nspf9o21E/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aV1SnAQlwHLJ-it0I36ayf2nspf9o21E/view?usp=sharing)

here is flow

```auto
[{"id":"8aabb37d.05409","type":"ui_dropdown","z":"79ca16ae.ce7748","name":"","label":"","tooltip":"","place":"Select option","group":"2d4fe667.28f8ba","order":10,"width":0,"height":0,"passthru":false,"multiple":false,"options":[],"payload":"","topic":"topic","x":663.7386169433594,"y":1100.85693359375,"wires":[["aa8a36ba.6d8908"]]},{"id":"aa8a36ba.6d8908","type":"debug","z":"79ca16ae.ce7748","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":693.7386169433594,"y":1180.85693359375,"wires":[]},{"id":"5d42e78af02be362","type":"debug","z":"79ca16ae.ce7748","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"options","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":535.2614059448242,"y":1218.4109477996826,"wires":[]},{"id":"381a749f9cc6ab42","type":"link in","z":"79ca16ae.ce7748","name":"","links":["78119f9a02641469"],"x":183.5674654704285,"y":1100.2242946523431,"wires":[["110661ffe7e86725"]]},{"id":"110661ffe7e86725","type":"json","z":"79ca16ae.ce7748","name":"","property":"payload","action":"","pretty":false,"x":312.8320151103765,"y":1204.1081336323925,"wires":[["5d42e78af02be362","8aabb37d.05409"]]},{"id":"2d4fe667.28f8ba","type":"ui_group","name":"demo","tab":"1caa8458.b17814","order":1,"disp":true,"width":"12","collapse":false},{"id":"1caa8458.b17814","type":"ui_tab","name":"Demo","icon":"dashboard","order":1,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]

```

 ![flowpressure](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/9/a9d1f96b71e6717fcce6d65d19067825dc990236.png)

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**Author:** ![eksij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@eksij](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eksij)\
**Post date:** [13 August 2022 05:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-drop-down-question/66183/22 "2022-08-13T05:30:13Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/8/d8a179377f19b01957f43b44fad974bb69e98210.png)

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**Author:** ![9toejack](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/9toejack/32/56868_2.png) [@9toejack](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/9toejack)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2022 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-drop-down-question/66183/23 "2022-08-15T18:47:51Z")

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Which node is that in?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2022 18:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-drop-down-question/66183/24 "2022-10-14T18:48:39Z")

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