Calculates a value to be used as the value of this field, but only if the field does not already have a non-null value. Default is essentially the same as Derivation, except that the value applies only if the current value is non-null. Default expressions are calculated when:
the form is first loaded
data is retrieved from one or more resources
the form is recalculated or saved until the field value is non-null.
Example
This example shows a field definition that uses string manipulation expressions to return a default account ID composed of the first initial of the first name plus the user’s last name.
<Field name=’waveset.accountId’> <Display class=’Text’> <Property name=’title’ value=’AccountID’/> </Display> <Default> <concat> <substr> <ref>accounts[AD].firstname</ref> <i>0</i> <i>1</i> <ref>accounts[AD].lastname</ref> </substr> </concat> </Default> </Field> |