..  include:: /Includes.rst.txt
..  index::
    TCAdefaults
    Records; Default values
..  _pageTsTcaDefaults:

===========
TCAdefaults
===========

This allows to set or override the `default` values of `TCA` fields that is available
for various TCA types, for instance for :ref:`type=input <t3tca:columns-input-properties-default>`.

The full path of a setting include the table and the field name: `TCAdefaults.[table name].[field]`

This key is also available on :ref:`User TSconfig level <userTsTcaDefaults>`, the order of default
values when creating new records in the backend is this:

#.  Value from `$GLOBALS['TCA']`
#.  Value from :ref:`user TSconfig <userTsTcaDefaults>`
#.  Value from page TSconfig (these settings)
#.  Value from "defVals" GET variables
#.  Value from previous record based on
    :ref:`useColumnsForDefaultValues <t3tca:ctrl-reference-usecolumnsfordefaultvalues>`

..  note::
    `TCAdefaults` is not applied to :ref:`FlexForm <t3coreapi:flexforms>` values.
    These can only be addressed via :xml:`<default>` elements within the
    FlexForm data structure.

..  _pageTsTcaDefaults-example:

Example: Do not hide newly created pages by default
===================================================

..  code-block:: typoscript
    :caption: EXT:site_package/Configuration/page.tsconfig

    TCAdefaults.pages.hidden = 0