# Set default value for a number field

**URL:** <https://community.exalate.com/t/set-default-value-for-a-number-field/4884>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** exalate, usecase, jira, migrated\_question\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://community.exalate.com/t/set-default-value-for-a-number-field/4884 "2024-11-04T07:29:40Z")\
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_Originally asked by Patrick Mennecke on 05 October 2021 [(original question)](https://oldcommunity.exalate.com/questions/37553544)_

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is ist possible in exalate to set a number as default value for a number field?

How would it work?

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#### Comments:

> **Mariia Onyshchenko commented on 05 October 2021**
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> > Patrick Mennecke ,
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> Could you please elaborate on your use-case?
> 
> Also, is it Cloud-Cloud? Cloud-OnPrem?

> **Patrick Mennecke commented on 05 October 2021**
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> > Hi,
> 
> it is in Data Center. I have a Number field with a default value. But get i tickets via exalate from SNOW the field haven`t the default value. So i want to set it in the exalate script .
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> for example:
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> issue.customfields.“text”?.value = “No” → that works
> 
> issue.customfields.“number”?.value = “0” → that doesn`t work

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_Answer by Jose Lobo on 05 October 2021_

Hey Patrick Mennecke ,

This article should show help you.

- [How to Set Default Values in a Custom Field](https://docs.idalko.com/exalate/display/ED/How+to+Synchronize+Custom+Fields#HowtoSynchronizeCustomFields-HowtoSetDefaultValuesinaCustomField)

There is a section that explains how to set the default value in any custom field.

Let me know if this answers your question.

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