date element default not working (or i'm missing something very basic.

[skyrun]

if ('{srms_work_orders___status_raw}' == '3'
    or '{srms_work_orders___status_raw}' == '4'
    or '{srms_work_orders___status_raw}' == '6' ) {
    echo 'here';
      return date('m/d/y');
} else {
      return '';
};

trying to set the default date based on a status with the code above. 'here' displays so it's not a logic issue.

but it doesn't work. so tried just this:

//return '2019-01-01';
return '01/01/19';

tried both lines, and neither worked to set this element. format of element is m/d/y

eval is set to YES.

 

[troester]

Which exact Fabrik (3.9 or GitHub)?
I think you must return the raw date format (YYYY-MM-DD), it's doing on my site.

But the default is only run on new records, so your other element placeholders will be empty.

 

[cheesegrits]

Yup, you'd have to return the default in "raw" (database) format ("Y-m-d H:i:s"), in whatever TZ you have elected to save as (so if "save as local", then your J! TZ, if not then UTC).

-- hugh