.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt .. _ctrl-reference-shadowcolumnsfornewplaceholders: =============================== shadowColumnsForNewPlaceholders =============================== .. confval:: shadowColumnsForNewPlaceholders :name: ctrl-shadowColumnsForNewPlaceholders :Path: $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl'] :type: string (list of field names) :Scope: Proc. When a new element is created in a draft workspace, a placeholder element is created in the Live workspace. Some values must be stored in this placeholder and not just in the overlay record. A typical example would be :code:`sys_language_uid`. This property defines the list of fields whose values are "shadowed" to the Live record. All fields listed for this option must be defined in :php:`$GLOBALS['TCA'][