# Dropdown selection does not remain
**URL:** https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142
**Category:** Robot Framework
**Created:** [29 December 2020 16:53 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142 "2020-12-29T16:53:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@TeleBack](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/TeleBack)
#### Post date: [29 December 2020 16:53 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/1 "2020-12-29T16:53:30Z")
Hello, I am new to RF and could really use your help.
When I manually select an item from this dropdown and refresh the page, the one I selected is displayed, as it should be. However, when I run my automation and select one of them, it does not.
It is unclear to my why it works when I manually click the selection with the mouse but it does not when I use Click Element.
Here is my code:
Wait Until Element Is Visible id=entry-point-dropdown
Click Element id=entry-point-dropdown
Select From List by Value id=entry-point-dropdown Dashboard
Click Element xpath=//option[contains(text(),‘Dashboard’)]
TIA
Bill
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### Author:  [@weh2017](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/weh2017)
#### Post date: [30 December 2020 07:05 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/2 "2020-12-30T07:05:30Z")
Hi,
Did you try this one?
Select from list by value {element} {value that you want to select}
not sure if this is works.
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### Author:  [@TeleBack](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/TeleBack)
#### Post date: [30 December 2020 13:06 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/3 "2020-12-30T13:06:07Z")
Hi weh2017,
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, that is what is in my code example above:
Select From List By Value id=entry-point-dropdown Dashboard
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### Author:  [@weh2017](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/weh2017)
#### Post date: [30 December 2020 13:41 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/4 "2020-12-30T13:41:20Z")
Hi,
Sorry I’ve mistakenly posted my reply. something missing in my previous post. See below.
Select From List By Value {locator} {the\_value\_that\_you\_want\_to\_select}
When you notice my code above, I’ve created 2 arguments; 1st the locator and the 2nd is the value that you want to select from the dropdown list. Not sure if your code needs the 2nd argument.
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### Author:  [@TeleBack](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/TeleBack)
#### Post date: [30 December 2020 13:51 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/5 "2020-12-30T13:51:31Z")
Hello weh2017,
Yes, I also have two arguments in my code. “Dashboard” is the second argument. 😉
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### Author:  [@rasjani](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/rasjani)
#### Post date: [30 December 2020 18:14 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/6 "2020-12-30T18:14:13Z")
Could you define what do you do when you “refresh the page” in robot framework ?
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### Author:  [@TeleBack](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/TeleBack)
#### Post date: [30 December 2020 18:23 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/dropdown-selection-does-not-remain/1142/7 "2020-12-30T18:23:38Z")
I logout and then login again. I can also simply click on the browser’s Reload this Page button.