Metadata Properties and XML Form

Hello,
I have two metadata properties, Country and City, City is a dependent properties, when I select a Country the City change according to the value of Country. I put in the XML form two combo box associated with Country and City properties, the Country is filling correctly, but the City is filled with numbers instead of the name of the City, and it dont change according to the Country. If I see the properties in the details of the Xml Forms this two properties work fine. What is wrong? It is possible to include a dependent property in a XML Form or there is another way to do that?
Thanks in advance for your help
Maria Teresa

Hello,
Thanks for your help, but I read this document and I create the properties Country and City, they work fine if I check this in the Details of a document, but when I put this two properties in the XML Form, the Country property works fine, but the City property isn't filled with the valued I configured. What is wrong, how can I put a dependent property in a XML Form?
Thanks
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