Using Sitecore query in Field 'source' not working properly

Question

I am using a sitecore query in a source for a field Subsidiary:

/sitecore/content/Home/Organization/descendant::*[@@templateid='{8BE84E6C-CAA3-4D03-9FD2-B95B89A7DDE0}']

Field Type is : Droplist

So in When I see the item which is based on the above template and I click on the field, I don't see any thing.

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This is template where I am giving the above query in the source. enter image description here

This is what I see on the item in the field Subsidiary

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The source field on the template will not show the outcome of the query. An Item based on that template will show the outcome of the query — Jonathan Robbins
@jRobbins yes. I know this. the item that is based on this template will show 0 result in the droplist. — Kamran

jammykam jammykam · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-15T14:42:51

You need to prefix your xpath with query:

query:/sitecore/content/Home/Organization/descendant::*[@@templateid='{8BE84E6C-CAA3-4D03-9FD2-B95B89A7DDE0}']

You can also use the shorthand for descendant:::

query:/sitecore/content/Home/Organization//*[@@templateid='{8BE84E6C-CAA3-4D03-9FD2-B95B89A7DDE0}']