Default values for lookup fields are not matched by the item value, but instead the item ID
Default values for lookup fields are not matched by the item value, but instead the item ID
Setting a default value in a lookup field is not possible by using the display value. Instead, the items ID will have to be used to pick and set the correct value in the qListForm dropdown.
This behavior is due the SharePoint design, as only the ID number can uniqely identify an item in the list (i.e. the value passed to the URL has to be the ID number).
This behavior is due the SharePoint design, as only the ID number can uniqely identify an item in the list (i.e. the value passed to the URL has to be the ID number).
