How to always show a default value in a select field Topic is solved

[Paul]

I have a select object on my edit form with 3 items in the list:

["item 1","item 2", "Item 3"]

What I need is to make 'item 1' be the default value shown/selected on the edit form regardless of whether it is a new record or not.

How do I accomplish this?

[kev1n]

One possibility is to add this JavaScript to the form's Custom Code:

nuSetValue('your_select_id_here','item 1');

[Paul]

Perfect!

Thank you!

[Paul]

The javascript works, but I need to do it only if it is a new record being created, and I also want to set two other select fields in a similar fashion.

I tried this javascript to accomplish that, but it does nothing, and no errors. What am I doing wrong?

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function nuFormAfterDisplay() {
    // Check if a new record is being created
    if (nuIsNewRecord()) {
        // Set the value of the select object
        nuSetValue('pk_finalDoughIngred1','sourdough starter');
	nuSetValue('pk_finalDoughIngred2','water');
	nuSetValue('pk_finalDoughIngred3','salt');
    }
}

[kev1n]

There is no nuFormAfterDisplay function in nuBuilder. Did AI come up with that?

Just place this in the form's Custom Code / Edit field:

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    if (nuIsNewRecord()) {
        // Set the value of the select object
        nuSetValue('pk_finalDoughIngred1','sourdough starter');
	nuSetValue('pk_finalDoughIngred2','water');
	nuSetValue('pk_finalDoughIngred3','salt');
    }

[Paul]

Yes, Ai DID come up with that (grin). Thanks for the corrected code. Worked like a charm!