Inline Add - Not getting dropdown default value

[Piyush]

Hello,

I am executing the inline add/edit. During inline add, I have a dropdown values which are pulled from database but when I click then not getting the default selected value in save operation, If change dropdown value and click on save then getting the dropdown value.

Thanks in advance.

[Vladimir Iliev]

Hi,

In current case you should either set the "optionLabel" option of the dropDownList or set default value for current field in the dataSource "schema.model.fields". Please check the example below:

• set the "optionLabel" of the dropDownList:

  .kendoDropDownList({
    optionLabel: "- please select -"
    autoBind: false,

• set "defaultValue" for the current field in the dataSource schema, equal to the first item in the list:

  dataSource: {
      schema: {
          model: {
              id: "ProductID",
              fields: {
                  ProductID: { editable: false, nullable: true },
                  //example of setting defaultValue for complex field
                  Category: {
                      defaultValue: {
                          CategoryID: 1,
                          CategoryName: "Beverages"
                      }
                  },
                  //example of setting defaultValue for primitive field
                  EmployeeID: { defaultValue: 1 },

Regards,
Vladimir Iliev
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