Can I add a default value to a combo box on a form upon opening the form?

[juliehovet]

Is there a way to default the value on a combo box on a form upon opening the form?

I have a form with a drop-down field for “Water type.” Valid values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. If the user presses save in the instance below (no selection made for water type), it defaults to a zero behind the scenes.
Is there a way to default this value to zero without using filter combo? That way the user can see that they are making that selection and the other options would still be available.

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[Johnny Major]

You can set the default value using an app variable. If you go into the Link Widget Properties for the form widget, you should see 'Set Field Value,' where you can supply an app variable for the field.

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[juliehovet]

Works great, thank you!