Chapter 3 Building Physical Diagrams

Assigning a default to a column or a domain

You can select a default from the list of defaults and assign it to a column or a domain from the Standard Checks page of the column or domain property sheet.

For more information on check parameters, see Defining check parameters in a PDM.

If you only type a value in the Default dropdown listbox of a domain property sheet, it will not be generated as a default object in the database. It is highly recommended to use the Rebuild Default feature to create the default object corresponding to this value.

For more information on Rebuild Default, see section Rebuilding defaults.

To assign a default to a column or a domain:

1. Open the property sheet of a column or a domain.
2. Click the Standard Checks tab to display the Standard Checks page.
3. Select a default in the Default dropdown listbox in the Value groupbox.
   
   You can still type a default value in the listbox, this does not create a default object in the model, it only assigns a default value for the current column or domain. If you type a default name that exists in the list, the default object is attached to the column or domain.
4. Click OK in each of the dialog boxes.

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