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Sharepoint Metadata - New default value is not being used
I contacted Microsoft support and they said:
Also check it in Library Settings > General Settings > Column default value settings.
Click on desired Column name and set Use this default value.So apparently you need to change the "Default Value" in two places. In the general library settings and in the specific column settings.
Microsoft tech support has suggested that I re-index my document library. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Manually-request-crawling-and-re-indexing-of-a-site-a-library-or-a-list-9afa977d-39de-4321-b4ca-8c7c7e6d264e
I have done it but it has not helped so far.
I contacted Microsoft support and they said:
Also check it in Library Settings > General Settings > Column default value settings.
Click on desired Column name and set Use this default value.
So apparently you need to change the "Default Value" in two places. In the general library settings and in the specific column settings.
- Bizarre, but hey, that's SharePoint sometimes. Thanks for this. Worked for me after much head scratching.
Hi Reuben,
I'm still having the same issue - it keeps reverting to an old setting even after updating the default value in both locations. I've even tried deleting the column and recreating it using the same column name... and it still reverts back to the old default values.
Have you come across any other potential solutions?
Thanks,
AlexHave you tried changing the Default in both locations?
Apparently you need to change the "Default Value" in two places. In the general library settings and in the specific column settings.
In other news I've started using LookUp Site Columns instead which are easier to manage but sadly you can't set default values on them which is very annoying.
- Fella's, I also am having this issue. I have changed the default value in both places but the forms must be reading the data from somewhere else. Any new discoveries?
Thanks,
Wiley Winter
