LPL to default a value

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giesewendy
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    I want to place a default into several fields on some of our forms.  Does anyone have basic LPL code for that?

     

    Woozy
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      Hi giesewendy,

      Just to be clear, there is a difference between "Default" and "Initial Value".  Default means that every record is automatically assigned this value unless it is overridden and if you delete the override value then the default value will be assigned.  Initial Value is the value that is populated into the form when you create a "new" record - but that value would not be assigned automatically to any other records.

      I don't believe it is possible to assign a true "Default" value to a delivered business class field, although you can do this to a custom UserField.  It has to be done a the field level rather than the form level.

      You can assign an Initial Value for a field at the form level OR (for custom UserFields) the field level.   Here is a sample of how this is done at the form level for a "constant" value:

      LRCJobContextForm is a Form
          title is "JobContextForm"
          Layout
              three column
                  effective date
                  Job
                      display as text
                  ShortDescription
                      initial value is "KMTesting"
              paragraph
                  Description

       

      You can also have it use existing related field name value by replacing the "KMTesting" with the related fieldname.

      I hope this helps!

      Kelly

      Kelly Meade
      J. R. Simplot Company
      Boise, ID
      giesewendy
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        thank you
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