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Initial Value (Item) Property

Description

Specifies the default value that Oracle Forms should assign to the item whenever a record is created. The default value can be one of the following:

Applies to check boxes, display items, list items, radio groups, text items, and user areas

Set Oracle Forms

Default

Null

Required/Optional Optional for all items except radio groups, check boxes, and list items.

For a radio group, a valid Initial Value is required unless

a)  the radio group specifies Mapping of Other Values or,

b)  the value associated with one of the radio buttons in the group is NULL.

For a list item, a valid Initial Value is required unless

a)  the list item specifies Mapping of Other Values or,

b)  the value associated with one of the list elements is NULL.

For a check box, a valid Initial Value is required unless

a)  the check box specifies Mapping of Other Values or,

b)  the value associated with Checked or Unchecked is NULL.

Usage Notes

To specify a raw value that begins with a leading ampersand (‘&’) or a leading colon (‘:’), specify two of them (that is, ‘&&’ or ‘::’). (This is a change in Forms behavior, beginning with Release 6.5.)

Initial Value (Item) property Restrictions