Trace: • Setting Default Values
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Default values for field can be set programmatically or directly in VisionX. If you're using VisionX, it's pretty simple.
Assume we have following screen:
If we insert a new record (1), the Birthday (2) should be set to the current date and the Checkbox (3) shoule be checked. To define this, open the screen in design mode:
and open the customizer (1) for the selected table. The customizer contains the event After Inserting Row (2). Simply create a new action for this event. The action editor contains the necessary commands:
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The Set Value (1) command sets the Checkbox to selected (value = Y). The Set Value (2) command sets the birthday to the current date ([new java.util.Date()]). If you create a new record, the Checkbox and Date will be set:
