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TCAdefaults
This allows to set or override the default values of TCA fields that is available
for various TCA types, for instance for type=input.
The full path of a setting include the table and the field name: TCAdefaults.
This key is also available on User TSconfig level, the order of default values when creating new records in the backend is this:
- Value from
$GLOBALS['TCA'] - Value from user TSconfig
- Value from page TSconfig (these settings)
- Value from "defVals" GET variables
- Value from previous record based on useColumnsForDefaultValues
Note
TCAdefaults is not applied to FlexForm values.
These can only be addressed via <default> elements within the
FlexForm data structure.
Example: Do not hide newly created pages by default
TCAdefaults.pages.hidden = 0