XML Element: initial-value

Displays a value in a local-entry field before the document owner enters any data. When the document owner later modifies the entry, the new data replaces the initial displayed value.

Set the local-entry element to read-only to display an initial value without it be being editable.

Number of occurrences	Once for each containing entry.
Parent elements	local-entry
Child elements	sub-value

Format

<wd:initial-value>Text string.</wd:initial-value>

Note:  The text in an initial-value element is not enclosed in quotes as is the text in attributes and must be identical to one of the enumeration values.

Attributes

None.

Example

The following example shows an initial-value element for a local-entry that is a type of string:

<wd:local-entry
   name=”comment 1”
   title=”Stage Comment”>
      <wd:type base=”string”/>
      <wd:initial-value>Enter comments on progress since the last gate meeting.
      </initial-value>
   </wd:local-entry>

The following example shows an initial-value for a local-entry that is a type of date:

<wd:local-entry
   title=”Market Launch”>
   name=”Mkt Launch”
      <wd:type base=”date”/>
      <wd:initial-value>07/04/2014
      </wd:initial-value>
</wd:local-entry>

The following example shows an initial-value for a local-entry that is a type of enum:

<wd:local-entry
   title=”Tensile Quality”>
   name=”Tear_Strength”
   input-control="radio-button-group">
      <wd:type base=”enum”/>
         <wd:enumeration value="Easy"/>
         <wd:enumeration value="Difficult"/>
         <wd:enumeration value="Impossible"/>
         <wd:initial-value>Easy</wd:initial-value>
</wd:local-entry>