https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245299#M176489 <P>Picked up str8 from the docs:</P> <P><STRONG>Default</STRONG><BR /> Use a default value for an input when users do not make a selection.</P> <P><STRONG>Initial</STRONG><BR /> Use an initial value for text inputs only. The initial value appears only when the form page loads. If a user clears the text field, the initial value does not reappear and the token value is set to an empty string. <BR /> If you specify both an initial and default value for a text input, only the default value applies</P> <P>Not sure about any pros or cons though but more on inputs can be found here:<BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor</A><BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor#Specify_initial_and_default_input_values">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor#Specify_initial_and_default_input_values</A></P> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:48:22 GMT gokadroid 2016-10-13T06:48:22Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245298#M176488 <P>Hello,</P> <P>Could you somebody please help me to understand the difference and pros/cons between default value and initial value in dashboard form inputs ? </P> <P>Regards.</P> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:38:24 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245298#M176488 sylbaea 2016-10-13T06:38:24Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245299#M176489 <P>Picked up str8 from the docs:</P> <P><STRONG>Default</STRONG><BR /> Use a default value for an input when users do not make a selection.</P> <P><STRONG>Initial</STRONG><BR /> Use an initial value for text inputs only. The initial value appears only when the form page loads. If a user clears the text field, the initial value does not reappear and the token value is set to an empty string. <BR /> If you specify both an initial and default value for a text input, only the default value applies</P> <P>Not sure about any pros or cons though but more on inputs can be found here:<BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor</A><BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor#Specify_initial_and_default_input_values">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.5.0/Viz/FormEditor#Specify_initial_and_default_input_values</A></P> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:48:22 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245299#M176489 gokadroid 2016-10-13T06:48:22Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245300#M176490 <P>I see, thanks for clarification, I missed that in the official documentation.</P> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 07:59:25 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Form-input-Difference-between-default-and-initial-value/m-p/245300#M176490 sylbaea 2016-10-13T07:59:25Z