Multidropdown default value in repeating group

Need help
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Hi there,

I have a multdropdown in a repeating group. It sort of works. I go to save it and it puts data into the table, but I can’t set a default value.
All of the other fields in the RG work. Here is an example one.

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Now, the multidropdown one…

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It is in the same RG as the other fields. It work, puts data into the table, but won’t pull it up on a load.

Any ideas?
Thank you.
Kyle

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I should add that when I save, I just store the value of the RG Multidropdown into the field and it looks like A,B,C,D,…
Maybe there is something I need to do on the save?
Thanks again.

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What is the error on the default?

Usually you would store the results of a multi drop down in a list field. Using ‘set’.

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Hi NIgel,

No error as such, it just won’t let me pick the field name in the default/initial value as the other 15 fields do, so I was thinking it must be something with the way it was storing it. For storing the multidropdown info I just use field = Multidropdown’s value and it writes it in a A,B,C,D fashion into the table. Could you please explain this “set” you mentioned? Intrigued…
It is the only one in the repeating group I am having issues with.

Thanks,
Kyle

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Ah, I think I am picking up on you. I am storing the result in a “text” field.

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Worked out the set thing thanks Nigel, still struggling to work out how to set the default. I guess my question is how do you read in a list field?

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So the “Default Value” on a mutidropdown is expecting a LIST of FEATURES.

if “Feature List” is not really a list of features, then it will throw an error. A text field is a not a list of features, even thought it will try to help you out by storing them seperated by comas.

To get a single Feature as the default, if it isn’t a list, then add :converted to list after it.

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Hear that?/the sound of the penny dropping. Thank you for this. Simple when explained and very much appreciated.