Preselected value when a record is creaded?

[Roger]

I have created a status dropdown with three alternatives “Not started” “In progress” Completed”. I would like the status to be “Not started” on all new entries but I can’t figure it out. I have tried with update action after the create but it is not possible to set the value. The database with the three status is called “Category”, I was hopping it would be as easy as to pick the value I would like to be the default but this is what it looks like:

Also I would like to set a “true” “false” to default “false” but It shows up as empty.

Roger,

[Roger]

True false is solved, empty is false. The issue with that was in another place

[Santiago]

Hi, have you tried adding a text field called “Status” to the database?

Then, when it’s created, it defaults to “Not Started”.

Create a database of states.

On the front end, add a status dropdown and a list of tasks.

In the tasks section, filter which state the dropdown contains…

[Dilon]

Hi @Roger,

To update the relationship with a value, you need to have that current data in the current screen. One way is to make the button a list > filter the list for the value that you need > max items to 1 > auto refresh on and add the update action into the button to update with the current data.

Check these out : How to have a Form Automatically Set a Relationship | Adalo Resources , Preselecting Dropdown option - #2 by Dilon

Another option is to use a 3rd party tool like MAKE but you need the teams plan in Adalo to update the database through MAKE.

Thank you and have a great day!