I want to setthe current user as default value for a specific Peron or Group field ona custom content type. I have found a default node for the field element, butnot any examples on how to seta default value like "CurrentUser" for the Person orGroupField".

The closestI got was this blog post, with an example on how to create a custom fieldto solve this. http://srwgd.gjjblog.com/archives/330943/

Does anyone know of a way to specify this something like <Default>[CurrentUser]</Default>?

Oddleif, did you ever find a solution to this? I have just come upon a requirement for this and am investigating...

Did you ever try setting the <Default> Node to something like [CurrentUser]? Did it work?

Mark

I tried setting <DefaultFormula>=[Me]</DefaultFormula> but that didn't work.

Does anybody else have a solution?

Sorry, I never found a solution for setting thisthrough the default node.

So did you solve it through another method?

If so, could you please provide details?

Thanks!

Mark

Don't think I ever solved this one. I think the requirements changed, or maybe I was able to set this through an event. Sorry.

Check this - http://blogs.vbcity.com/skullcrusher/archive/2008/04/10/9024.aspx.

You could put this script in the Default node within of the Field Type.

Regards
Prasad

User javascript inEditForm.aspx, get the field and set its value at start up.

Here is how I did it. I found the needed Javascript code here:

http://cs.vbcity.com/blogs/skullcrusher/archive/2008/11/04/set-sharepoint-peoplepicker-field-mark-2.aspx

I then used SharePoint Designer to paste the code on my NewForm.aspx page directly after the following tag:

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server">

I didn't have to alter the copied code in any way, it worked exactly as copied.

I hope this helps others.

Jared aka AVGuy

View this add-on(SharePoint Default Value Add-On), which inject a "default value" section into "Create Column" dialog.

Check this out:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/389f66a1-d1c1-4630-b5a5-e8be0b970aa7/how-to-specify-default-value-for-people-or-group-field-in-sharepoint-with-current-user

In SharePoint Designer select the webpart and change the following properties

IsIncludedFilter=""

AuthorizationFilter=""

to the group name