Default Value of "Today" for Action

Within a create or edit action with a date field, there are use cases for an updated at or created at field changing. A default value for a date field of “today” that is calculated at run time would be nice to include on the form rather than having to create a function to do so. The behavior would be identical to selecting “today” from the form itself.

I wish this could be configured in the Action as you’ve described, but it can be configured without a function by passing a hidden “Current Date” variable from Workshop to the action. This variable can be created from the Variables pane → “+” New Variable → Date → Variable transformation:

Yep - getting around it that way for now, but it’s just an additional step. This is a good method for now, because then you can default the value and hide the field on the form for users so they’re none the wiser.

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