topic Setting date field to default to current date? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/setting-date-field-to-default-to-current-date/m-p/30598#M1153 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is it possible to set a default value of "Today" for a date field in ArcGIS Pro? I have my data sorted by date (newest first), and it would make it easier if could just default the date to the current date instead of "12/30/1899".</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:18:43 GMT NickDierks1 2019-02-06T16:18:43Z Setting date field to default to current date? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/setting-date-field-to-default-to-current-date/m-p/30598#M1153 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is it possible to set a default value of "Today" for a date field in ArcGIS Pro? I have my data sorted by date (newest first), and it would make it easier if could just default the date to the current date instead of "12/30/1899".</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:18:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/setting-date-field-to-default-to-current-date/m-p/30598#M1153 NickDierks1 2019-02-06T16:18:43Z Re: Setting date field to default to current date? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/setting-date-field-to-default-to-current-date/m-p/1677623#M101203 <P>This question got brought to my attention today.&nbsp; &nbsp;<BR /><BR />For those finding themselves here who have this need, I would consider enabling editor tracking, but only enabling the creation date attribute. This will create a system managed field in your table that records the creation date of the new feature. It gets recorded with a date and time, and can be configured to display only the date value through field settings on the layer if that is the end goal.<BR /><BR /><BR /></P> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:23:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/setting-date-field-to-default-to-current-date/m-p/1677623#M101203 SSWoodward 2026-01-13T19:23:44Z