# Default Values **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 29, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164 "2022-11-29T11:24:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thoughts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thoughts/32/46790_2.png) [@Thoughts](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/1 "2022-11-29T11:24:42Z")
Is there a simple way to create a form with default values? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/2 "2022-11-29T12:36:17Z")
Yes, set the default value in the component configuration. ---
**Author:** ![Thoughts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thoughts/32/46790_2.png) [@Thoughts](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/3 "2022-11-29T12:50:23Z")
That would be great if there was such an option in the component configuration - but there isn’t, hence my question 🙂 ![Screenshot 2022-11-29 at 13.48.36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/c/fc7e8b924d7dd6bc6ba7cfece67744a622386408.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/4 "2022-11-29T12:55:02Z")
I’ll ask first…are you using airtable? You are writing a choice to a relation. Can I ask why? And, which column inside that relation is supposed to receive the the selected choice? A normal relation is a link to a row. Not a specific column. ---
**Author:** ![Thoughts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thoughts/32/46790_2.png) [@Thoughts](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/5 "2022-11-29T12:58:43Z")
I’m using Glide internal DB. Basically a user is creating an item within a folder. (an item is related to a folder) If the user is “creating a new item” from within a folder screen, I want that folder to be pre-selected in the choice option. (so the user can change it, but if not - it is there preselected) Currently the user must select the folder. I’m looking for a way (hopefully as simple as setting a default value in the component) to set a default value for a choice component. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/6 "2022-11-29T13:02:26Z")
Yeah, but a relation is a row or a series of rows. Not a column. How do you even know where the value is being written. I think if you set the “Write To” to a normal column, the option to set a default will show up. ---
**Author:** ![Thoughts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thoughts/32/46790_2.png) [@Thoughts](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/default-values/55164/7 "2022-11-29T13:09:13Z")
Alright - Will give it a try - thanks!