Saving & retrieving <option> name & value from DCR

lcarr

I have a drop down list box in a DCT that reads 2 database columns, a country_name and country_id as name/value pairs. When I build the <select> item in the DCT, option name is set to country_name and option value is set to country_id.
When a new data record is created, the country_id (db record id), not the country_name is stored in the DCR as the item value. This is done in order to easily map the DCR to the database by id. However, in TeamSite WebDesk, when a user views the existing DCR, or previews the DCR in a tpl, we no longer have the country name to display. Is there an approach that can satisfy our requirements which preserves the country_name?

Migrateduser

We had the same problem over here. To solve it I created a hidden fields, in your case would be called "country_name" and whenever the user changer the dropdown I update this hidden field. Later when user decides to view the DCR the "country_name" will show up. You have to to all of this using formAPI and JavaScript.

Paulo Gouveia
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