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title: "Appear previously entered data as default"
url: "https://openforis.support/questions/1944/appear-previously-entered-data-as-default"
tags: ["collect"]
status: "accepted"
score: 0
answer_count: 1
asked: "2018-09-12T18:45:06"
last_activity: "2018-09-13T10:09:05"
source: "Open Foris Support - Q&A Forum"
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# Appear previously entered data as default

Asked by Rajkumar on 2018-09-12

Hi,
OFT,
I  want to design a survey in this way. When a surveyor enters data in a specific attribute column he should get a value as default from previously entered for the same column. If he needs to change the data he should be able to do so. Otherwise when he adds the row it should be filled by default from previous row for the same column. How can I do so? I can do it by changing the survey design (Nesting the table). But here It will be better doing so. will be it possible?
Thank you very much.
-Rajkumar Rimal


## Accepted answer (score 1, by Lauri (OF) on 2018-09-13)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/1944/appear-previously-entered-data-as-default/1946

Dear Rajkumar,see this question and answer: 

http://www.openforis.org/support/questions/688/expression-getting-attribute-value-from-the-previous-tree

Regards, Lauri