Specifying default values for fields
In some cases, you might want to specify a default value for a field. You can specify a constant for the default value or you can use a script to calculate a default value.
Procedure
To specify the default value for a field:
- Start the Designer.
- In the Schema Repository Explorer view, expand the Record Types folder in your schema and then expand a record type.
- Expand the Fields node and then click on a field to open the Fields grid.
- In the Fields grid, click the Default Value cell of the field that you want to modify.
- Click the down arrow and select the type of hook to use.
- To specify a constant value, click CONSTANT and enter a value in the Constant field.
- To write a script, click
REM Set the initial value of the field here. Example: REM SetFieldValue fieldname, 12345
or and enter the code to set the default value after the
lines that read (in Perl, the lines begin with the number sign (#)): - To remove an existing default value, click None.