# How to access input-value variable when input field is in collection item container?

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**Created:** [January 24, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-access-input-value-variable-when-input-field-is-in-collection-item-container/6588 "2024-01-24T20:46:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-access-input-value-variable-when-input-field-is-in-collection-item-container/6588/2 "2024-01-24T21:12:57Z")

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> [@Select dropdown in collection list](https://community.weweb.io/t/select-dropdown-in-collection-list/5283/2):
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> When inputs are in a repeated element (collection list, columns ecc) you need to keep track of the values (in your case the selected values) using variables and workflows. [This guide](https://community.weweb.io/t/are-form-variables-not-visible-while-the-form-is-in-a-collection-item/1138/6) explains how to do it. [This example](https://community.weweb.io/t/checkboxes-within-a-collection-list/1379/3) is similar, but using checkboxes. You can adapt the sam principle to work with the select or any other input.

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