You can specify a default value for a field by entering the value in the Default Value field in the Field Description Screen. You can specify an initial value for a field by entering the value in the Initial Value field in the Field Description Screen.
Form substitutes the value into the initial value or default value string before using the field.
This can be used in the default value field to give the current date or time. Returning again to the subscription RMSfile example, assume that most of the subscriptions that are entered run for twelve months, so the Issues Left field is normally set to twelve when entering a new subscription. The Field Description form can be changed so the default value for that field is twelve.