Ted,

>How do I set the field to display different than the bound value field for an ItemTemplate label? Currently text is bound Bind("Sts_status") but I would like to display Sts_Desc?
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>FYI, the template field is in a gridview and the EditItemTemplate is a DropDownlist bound to an objectDataSource.

Maybe I'm missing the point, but can't you just set the label's DataBindings so the Text property of the label is bound to Sts_Desc:

Bind("Sts_Desc")

Best Regards,