Function - Default Values
Set Default Values for your fields. This can be used to automatically insert data in your empty fields on record creation - This will not fill in records with information already in a field.
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Function Type:
Record Processing Functions
In this article
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Default Values Configuration Video
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General Function Configuration
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Function Configuration
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Test Your Function
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Install Your Function
Default Values Configuration Video
Section titled “Default Values Configuration Video”General Function Configuration
Section titled “General Function Configuration”- Click Create New Function ✔
- Choose your Function
- Click Add Configuration
- Set up your
Common Function Configurations - Source Connection, Source Configuration, and Trigger Mode - Set up your Function Configuration
Function Configuration
Section titled “Function Configuration”- Choose each field from your table where you want to set a default value
- Enter in the value for each field
Optional: In Advanced Settings, you can set a Last Updated field to keep track of the date and time this field is updated
- Click Save Action Function Details

Test Your Function
Section titled “Test Your Function”- Next,
Test Your Function ✔
Before using your Function, you must test it.
Install Your Function
Section titled “Install Your Function”- Then,
Install Your Function in Your Base ✔ via a Schedule (recommended), a Zapier zap, an Airtable Automation, a Script in the Scripting app, or directly via REST API.
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