topic Default value field in Data Management Questions

Default value field

AlexisGieseker — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:03:05 GMT

I have a field type that is hidden and want to populate the default value for the field to be the same for every survey. When I submit a survey the default field isn't populated.

I'm expecting the state label to populate to MO everytime? Am I trying to use the default value wrong?

Re: Default value field

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 01:45:40 GMT

https://community.esri.com/groups/survey123?sr=search&searchId=6ff3c9eb-952f-499f-87cf-58194a9b35d0&searchIndex=0‌ might be a good place to either 'share' or move this thread too since it isn't clear from the question whether this is the software you are using.

Re: Default value field

MitchellProctor — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:01:15 GMT

Hi Alexis (and thanks Dan for linking this to the Survey123 group!),

You aren't misunderstanding the default value, but hidden fields won't support them like this. What works for what you want is to create a text field with that as a default, that is always hidden through the 'relevant' field. In your case, you can make sure it never turns up by linking it to a select_one question asking for a result that isn't in the choice list. It's a bit of a rough solution, and there's probably a more elegant one, but it works.