# How to resolve this problem? - Unable to select option by value

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-resolve-this-problem-unable-to-select-option-by-value/20879>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** web-testing, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [March 11, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-resolve-this-problem-unable-to-select-option-by-value/20879 "2019-03-11T09:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![kitikunps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@kitikunps](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kitikunps)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-resolve-this-problem-unable-to-select-option-by-value/20879/1 "2019-03-11T09:00:59Z")

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![Capture2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/9/9a711d476b8ed15785f8bf3a277022af9099321a.png) —\> Attribute of Object.

Before this time I had found problem Unable to Click of object and I resolved by create @Keyword for javascript-click so i use CustomKeywords replaced action WebUI.click and it works!.

Please recommend me about this problem. —\> Unable to select option by value.

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**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-resolve-this-problem-unable-to-select-option-by-value/20879/2 "2019-03-11T13:37:28Z")

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My guess is, you’re not targeting a SELECT element with OPTION elements inside it.

But I can only guess until you provide more information:

> [@\[TIP\] How To Help Us Help You!](http://forum.katalon.com/t/tip-my-test-is-broken-nothing-works-please-help-me/12919):
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