# Newbie Question - Choice component and filters
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/newbie-question-choice-component-and-filters/68472
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/newbie-question-choice-component-and-filters/68472 "2023-12-07T13:29:38Z")
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### Author:  [@Nathan\_Stephens](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nathan_Stephens)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/newbie-question-choice-component-and-filters/68472/1 "2023-12-07T13:29:38Z")
Hello
I can’t quite figure out how to filter a choice component.
This is all within a custom forum. I have a choice component that the content is pulled from a table that only is used for choice lists that I call dropdownlists. The forum is for a different table.
So my question is when I try and select filter data it only pulls from the dropdownlists table. Is there any way for it to pull from the other table? Or is there a better way to set this up as a whole?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/newbie-question-choice-component-and-filters/68472/2 "2023-12-07T13:31:11Z")
You should be able to filter based on Screen values.
> [@Displaying Selected Category Locations on MAP Using Choice Component: Need Assistance](https://community.glideapps.com/t/displaying-selected-category-locations-on-map-using-choice-component-need-assistance/68121/16):
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> This is what I mean. In the filter you have to use the Screen Value. The value of the first choice component is on the Screen, so you want to filter your second choice component by the value of the first choice component…which is on the screen. [image]