# Enum default value not working

**URL:** <https://jsonforms.discourse.group/t/enum-default-value-not-working/235>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://jsonforms.discourse.group/t/enum-default-value-not-working/235 "2020-08-25T08:09:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://jsonforms.discourse.group/t/enum-default-value-not-working/235/1 "2020-08-25T08:09:31Z")

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I am trying to display the schema below, but JSONForms ignore the ‘default’ value:

```auto
        category: {
                      title: 'category',
                      type: 'string',
                      enum: ['Category1', 'Category2'],
                      default: 'Category1'
        },

```

Am I missing something?

_[[original thread](https://spectrum.chat/jsonforms/general/enum-default-value-not-working~a9856e55-323c-4030-822f-33cb988b20e5) by Lukas Freimonas]_

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://jsonforms.discourse.group/t/enum-default-value-not-working/235/2 "2020-08-25T08:22:43Z")

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_[Lukas Freimonas]_

Am I right to assume it does not work without the preset data for this ‘category’ field?

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://jsonforms.discourse.group/t/enum-default-value-not-working/235/3 "2020-08-25T08:28:24Z")

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Hi @lukas-frm(lukas-frm) , please see this answer: [https://spectrum.chat/jsonforms/general/help-with-default-values~04e3450f-1c96-4a0b-a5aa-6bb662ad861e?m=MTU4NjkzMzI0NzI1NQ==](https://spectrum.chat/jsonforms/general/help-with-default-values~04e3450f-1c96-4a0b-a5aa-6bb662ad861e?m=MTU4NjkzMzI0NzI1NQ==)