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title: "How to have a default messages in text attributes?"
url: "https://openforis.support/questions/1265/how-to-have-a-default-messages-in-text-attributes"
tags: ["collect"]
status: "answered"
score: 0
answer_count: 1
asked: "2017-05-12T16:28:40"
last_activity: "2017-05-14T16:23:56"
source: "Open Foris Support - Q&A Forum"
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# How to have a default messages in text attributes?

Asked by flandsberg on 2017-05-12

Hi,

I would like a message to appear when the answer to image availability is "no". How can I do that? I had inserted a text attribute but I cannot make my default value appear even when the relevance (answer to image availability = "no") is met.

Thanks,

Florence


## Answer (score 1, by Stefano (OF) on 2017-05-13)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1265/how-to-have-a-default-messages-in-text-attributes/1268

Hi Florence,  
This is something we have to fix, thanks for reporting it. As it is now, Collect (and Collect Earth) applies the default value immediately after the form is shown, but not when a field becomes relevant... We will fix it as soon as possible, maybe by the end of next week.  
Thanks,  
Open Foris Team

> Thanks team! Looking forward to it and sorry for giving you extra work... (flandsberg)