Cannot display user input field value in Web Content templates

Issue

• When using getData in Web Content template (see example code below), the field reference is displayed instead of the user input field value.  (Output: 'Option92682299' is displayed instead of user input value "Test Option")

  <#if (field1.getData())??>
  ${field1.getData()}
  </#if>

•  When querying the ddmstructureversion table from database (see example script below), the value and the reference values are the same. 

  SELECT definition
  FROM `{database_name}`.`ddmstructureversion`
  WHERE structureID='xxxxx';

Environment

• DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Resolution

• Field Value matching the Field Reference when querying ddmstructureversion aligns with the current expected behavior, which is to save the Field Value, which is unique and initially has the same value as the Field Reference.  However, while the user can change the value of the Field Reference and the Label, the Field Value is immutable and that's why its value is stored in the database.  This is so that the field can still be found even if the Field Reference and Label change.
  
• This intended change in data storage makes it necessary to update how to call the label in templates: one method would be to use getOptionsMap.
  
• Here is an example of how to utilize getOptionsMap to correctly call the user selected Value:
  

  <#if (field1.getData())??>
  ${field1.getOptionsMap()[field1.getData()]}
  </#if>

Additional Information

• To see more examples of getOption usage, see article The getOptions returns the selected and available values for Select fields which allows multiple values