Salesforce checkbox default value refers to a predefined value allocated to a checkbox field when the records are created.
The default value decides whether the checkbox will be initially checked, which means the value will be True, or unchecked, which means the value will be False when a new record is created.
If you want to learn how to set the checkbox default value, you have come to the right place. We cover this topic in both Salesforce Lightning and Salesforce Classic editions.
How to Set the Checkbox Default Value in Salesforce
Here, we will learn how to set the checkbox default value in Salesforce.
Let’s take an example. Imagine I am the team lead in Avis Budget Group, a company based in the United States of America. It is a car rental company that utilizes Salesforce for customer engagement and to improve its rental services.
As a team lead, I have tasks in which I send a maximum of 100 cars on rent. If I complete the whole task in a day, then the checkbox IsCompleted is present under the task object that I created using the checkbox data type we set as checked. However, the default value I set was unchecked.
Here are the following steps:
1. Log into your Salesforce Account –> Click on the Setup option.
2. Select the Object Manager tab that is present on the nave bar.
3. Enter the Task in the Search box –> Select the Task object.
4. Click on the Fields & Relationships option.
5. To create the new checkbox field for setting the default value related to the task object, click on the new button.