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As of a previous question, whenever an item is added in a list, I create a document library based on a template, and set defaultvalues for some of its fields. In Sharepoint Manager I see defaultvalues correctly set, but if I add an item to the document library, the fields are not filled with their expected default values: any hint? I am running Sharepoint Foundation 2013. This is the code:

 public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties) { SPWeb myWeb = properties.Web; string projectName = properties.ListItem["Project Name"].ToString(); var customTemplate = myWeb.ListTemplates["ProjectTemplate"]; Guid myItemGuid = myWeb.Lists.Add(projectName , projectName , customTemplate); SPList myItem = myWeb.Lists[myItemGuid]; var projectCategoryField = myItem.Fields["Project Category"]; projectCategoryField.DefaultValue = "Test default value"; projectCategoryField.Update(); properties.ListItem.Update(); base.ItemAdded(properties); }
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    possible duplicate of Setting custom field default value within ItemAdded event Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 9:34
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    I forgot to update the code sample according to your answer in that other question - that part was ok. The issue stated here is different - code is working but default value don't get filled. Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 11:07
  • no need to create an exact duplicate of your previous question then. I would suggest that you delete this one and edit your other one Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 11:34

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There was not an issue with the code nor the Sharepoint edition. The issue was a somewhat scrambled list template, with multiple duplicate content types. I recreated it and everything is OK.

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This should work for you.
You have to call the .Update() on the field not on the list.

public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties) { SPWeb myWeb = properties.Web; string projectName = properties.ListItem["Project Name"].ToString(); var customTemplate = myWeb.ListTemplates["ProjectTemplate"]; myWeb.Lists.Add(projectName , projectName , customTemplate); SPList myItem = myWeb.Lists[projectName]; //Is the field Project Category in your customTemplate SPField projectField= myItem.Fields["Project Category"]; projectField.DefaultValue = "Test default value"; projectField.Update() //properties.ListItem.Update(); base.ItemAdded(properties); }
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  • Thank you, actually the code included Update() on the field - I forgot to update the code sample. Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 11:03

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