InfoPath Dev

Thanks for the reply. We're not applying rules to the form field. The value assignment has worked in the past and still works on occasion. Yes, the "display name" is different from the value that will be stored. For example, the value is "LS" where the display name is "Serial Number".

We have a simple from based on a schema. In other words, the schema was created first and used as the basis for the form. One of the form fields uses a dropdown list. The form behavior is erratic when storing the selected value from the dropdown list. Most recently, the form is storing NIL in the xml element regardless of the value selected ...