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Default Value (Node Property of All Schemas)

 

Use the Default Value property to specify the default value for the message instance field that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Applies to Nodes of Type

Field Element, Field Attribute

Category

General

Allowed Values

Any value that conforms to the data type specified by the Data Type property.

Default Value

None.

XSD Persistence

As the value of the default attribute of the element that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Remarks

You can examine and set this property in the Visual Studio Properties window when you select a Field Element or Field Attribute node in BizTalk Editor.

You can configure this property with any valid XML data that is of the associated simple type.

Note

Date and time data types, of which there are several, must conform to ISO 8601 formats. In brief, dates are expressed as YYYY-MM-DD and hours are expressed as hh:mm:ss using 24-hour notation. When they occur together, date and time values are separated by the "T" character: YYYY:MM:DDThh:mm:ss.

This property represents a standard XSD construct. For additional information about the corresponding XSD construct, see XSD Resources on the Web.

You cannot configure both the Default Value property and the Fixed property because it is prohibited by XSD.

See Also

Node Properties of All Schemas