# Smart Action checkbox defaultValue
**URL:** https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761
**Category:** Help me!
**Created:** [June 23, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761 "2021-06-23T08:26:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/1 "2021-06-23T08:26:43Z")
In a smart action, I have a checkbox which I want to check **false** by default.
But this below doesn’t seem to work, it remains unchecked.
```javascript
{
name: 'Ajouter un contrat de maintenance',
type: 'single',
fields: [{
...
}, {
field: 'Tacite reconduction',
type: 'Boolean',
defaultValue: false
}, {
...
}]
}
```
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### Author:  [@Guillaume\_Cisco](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Guillaume_Cisco)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/2 "2021-06-23T17:18:36Z")
Hello @JeremyV,
Could you tell me which version of `forest-express-sequelize` or `forest-express-mongoose`, you use?
I’ve just tried with the latest, and add no issues.
You should see something like:
Tell me if you get this.
Cheers,
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### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/3 "2021-06-25T15:02:51Z")
```
"forest-express-sequelize": "^7.6.3",
```
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### Author:  [@Guillaume\_Cisco](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Guillaume_Cisco)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/4 "2021-06-25T15:34:28Z")
Is it possible for you to test with the last version `7.11.3`?
What do you get visually speaking?
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### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/5 "2021-06-28T07:51:12Z")
I upgraded to 7.11.3 and I still have this:
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### Author:  [@Guillaume\_Cisco](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Guillaume_Cisco)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/6 "2021-06-28T09:05:09Z")
Could you share with me which database you are using?
And how the the column is defined from an SQL point of view, please?
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### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/7 "2021-06-28T09:19:14Z")
I use a remote postgreSQL DB.
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### Author:  [@Guillaume\_Cisco](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Guillaume_Cisco)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/8 "2021-06-28T15:03:01Z")
Hello @JeremyV,
It is weird indeed.
Do you have defined any hooks on this smart action?
Could I get your whole smart action definition, please?
Thank you,
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### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/9 "2021-06-28T15:15:14Z")
Here you are:
```javascript
{
name: 'Ajouter un contrat de maintenance',
type: 'single',
fields: [{
field: 'Type de contrat',
type: 'Enum',
enums: [
'Maintenance',
'Assurance'
],
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Catégorie de contrat',
type: 'Enum',
enums: [],
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Clé de répartition',
type: 'Enum',
enums: [],
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'N° de contrat',
type: 'String',
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Date de début',
type: 'Dateonly',
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Date de fin',
type: 'Dateonly',
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Préavis en jours',
type: 'Number',
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Tacite reconduction',
type: 'Boolean',
defaultValue: false
}, {
field: 'Montant annuel TTC',
type: 'Number',
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'Commentaire',
type: 'String'
}, {
field: 'Périodicité du contrat d\'assurance',
type: 'Enum',
enums: [
'Mensuelle',
'Trimestrielle',
'Annuelle'
]
}, {
field: 'Recherche fournisseur (3 lettres minimum)',
type: 'String'
}, {
field: 'Fournisseur',
type: 'Enum',
enums: [],
isRequired: true
}, {
field: 'PJ du contrat',
type: 'File',
isRequired: true,
description: 'PDF uniquement'
}],
hooks: {
load: ({ fields, record }) => models.repartitionKeys.findAll({
where: { place_id: record.id }
}).then(repartitionKeys => {
fields['Clé de répartition'].enums = repartitionKeys
.sort(
(a, b) => {
if (a.letter < b.letter) { return -1; }
if (a.letter > b.letter) { return 1; }
return 0;
})
.map(repartitionKey =>
`${repartitionKey.id} - ${repartitionKey.letter}` +
(repartitionKey.displayName ? ` - ${repartitionKey.displayName}` : '') +
(repartitionKey.feesTotal ? ` - ${repartitionKey.feesTotal}` : ''));
return models.maintenanceContractCategories.findAll()
.then(result => {
fields['Catégorie de contrat'].enums = result.sort(
(a, b) => {
if (a.displayName < b.displayName) { return -1; }
if (a.displayName > b.displayName) { return 1; }
return 0;
}).map(category => {
return `${category.displayName.toUpperCase()} - ${category.id}`
});
return fields;
});
}),
change: {
['Recherche fournisseur (3 lettres minimum)']: ({ fields, record }) => {
if (fields['Recherche fournisseur (3 lettres minimum)'].value.length > 2) {
return axios.get(`${API_URL}/forest_admin/sage_providers`, {
headers: {
'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
'X-CURRENT-USER-EMAIL': process.env.SERVICE_EMAIL
},
params: {
place_id: '',
provider_name: fields['Recherche fournisseur (3 lettres minimum)'].value,
siret: '',
matricule: ''
}
}).then(res => {
if (res.data && res.data.length > 0) {
fields['Fournisseur'].enums = res.data.map(provider => `${provider.matricule} - ${provider.raison_sociale} - ${provider.site_ville}`)
}
return fields;
});
}
return fields;
}
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Guillaume\_Cisco](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Guillaume_Cisco)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/10 "2021-06-28T15:55:22Z")
Does it work if you comment the `hooks` part?
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### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/11 "2021-06-29T08:46:35Z")
It does work when I remove the `hooks` part ! Should I set the defaultValue in my hooks script ?
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### Author:  [@Guillaume\_Cisco](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Guillaume_Cisco)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/12 "2021-06-29T10:05:19Z")
Hello @JeremyV,
I have been able to reproduce the issue with a load hook.
We will fix it and let you know when a new version will be available.
Thanks for your support! 😃
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### Author:  [@anon39848301](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon39848301)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/13 "2021-06-30T09:37:36Z")
Hey @JeremyV 👋
I would happy happy to know where you did find a reference to this `defaultValue` attribute (If you remember - but I’m guessing in the v6 documentation maybe?).
Support for `defaultValue` was dropped in v7 then re-introduced to fulfill the fact that the hook feature was not enabled for bulk/global smart action, but hooks should be the way to go for the type `single`. It was in fact introduced in v7 especially for this kind of application.
In the `load` hook, you should be able to directly set the `value` of the field, instead of relying on `defaultValue`.
Since the deprecation was not clear enough in the v7 release, we will still support it in the next release & we will add a deprecation warning on this. Since it is not documented anymore, I would still highly suggest to switch to hooks exclusively for `single` smart actions.
If anything is not working as expected with the hook feature (setting values, etc), feel free to ask, and I’ll take a look at the contribution Guillaume made to fix this issue in the meantime.
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### Author:  [@JeremyV](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/JeremyV)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-action-checkbox-defaultvalue/2761/14 "2021-07-01T06:57:49Z")
Thanks for your insight @anon39848301
TBH I have no certainty about where I found the defaultValue field originally.
It might have been in the v6 documentation, or in the .forest-admin-schema.json file.
```javascript
{
"field": "Tacite reconduction",
"type": "Boolean",
"defaultValue": false,
"enums": null,
"isRequired": false,
"reference": null,
"description": null,
"position": 7,
"widget": null
},
```
I took the habit to have a look at the file to check my available options.