Index: branches/RC/core/install/install_schema.sql
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r10784 -r10856
--- branches/RC/core/install/install_schema.sql	(.../install_schema.sql)	(revision 10784)
+++ branches/RC/core/install/install_schema.sql	(.../install_schema.sql)	(revision 10856)
@@ -21,23 +21,25 @@
 
 CREATE TABLE CustomField (
   CustomFieldId int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
-  Type int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
+  `Type` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
   FieldName varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
   FieldLabel varchar(40) default NULL,
-  MultiLingual TINYINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
+  MultiLingual tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '1',
   Heading varchar(60) default NULL,
   Prompt varchar(60) default NULL,
   ElementType varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
-  ValueList varchar(255) default NULL,
+  ValueList text,
+  DefaultValue varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
   DisplayOrder int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
   OnGeneralTab tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0',
   IsSystem tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   PRIMARY KEY  (CustomFieldId),
-  KEY Type (Type),
+  KEY `Type` (`Type`),
   KEY MultiLingual (MultiLingual),
   KEY DisplayOrder (DisplayOrder),
   KEY OnGeneralTab (OnGeneralTab),
-  KEY IsSystem (IsSystem)
+  KEY IsSystem (IsSystem),
+  KEY DefaultValue (DefaultValue)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE ConfigurationAdmin (
Index: branches/RC/core/install/upgrades.sql
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r10715 -r10856
--- branches/RC/core/install/upgrades.sql	(.../upgrades.sql)	(revision 10715)
+++ branches/RC/core/install/upgrades.sql	(.../upgrades.sql)	(revision 10856)
@@ -307,4 +307,9 @@
 INSERT INTO ConfigurationValues VALUES (DEFAULT, 'ForceImageMagickResize', '0', 'In-Portal', 'in-portal:configure_general');
 
 INSERT INTO ConfigurationAdmin VALUES ('AdminSSL_URL', 'la_Text_Website', 'la_config_AdminSSL_URL', 'text', '', '', 10.091, 0, 0);
-INSERT INTO ConfigurationValues VALUES (DEFAULT, 'AdminSSL_URL', '', 'In-Portal', 'in-portal:configure_general');
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO ConfigurationValues VALUES (DEFAULT, 'AdminSSL_URL', '', 'In-Portal', 'in-portal:configure_general');
+
+# ===== v 4.3.2 =====
+ALTER TABLE CustomField
+	ADD DefaultValue VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL AFTER ValueList,
+	ADD INDEX (DefaultValue);
\ No newline at end of file
Index: branches/RC/core/units/custom_fields/custom_fields_config.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r8929 -r10856
--- branches/RC/core/units/custom_fields/custom_fields_config.php	(.../custom_fields_config.php)	(revision 8929)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/custom_fields/custom_fields_config.php	(.../custom_fields_config.php)	(revision 10856)
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 										            'Prompt' => Array('type' => 'string','default' => null),
 										            'ElementType' => Array('required'=>'1', 'type'=>'string', 'not_null'=>1, 'default'=>'', 'formatter'=>'kOptionsFormatter', 'use_phrases' => 1, 'options'=>Array('' => 'la_EmptyValue', 'text' => 'la_type_text', 'select' => 'la_type_select', 'multiselect' => 'la_type_multiselect', 'radio' => 'la_type_radio', 'checkbox' => 'la_type_checkbox', 'password' => 'la_type_password', 'textarea' => 'la_type_textarea', 'label' => 'la_type_label', 'date' => 'la_type_date', 'datetime' => 'la_type_datetime')),
 										            'ValueList' => Array('type' => 'string','default' => null),
+										            'DefaultValue' => Array ('type' => 'string', 'max_len' => 255, 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => ''),
 										            'DisplayOrder' => Array('type' => 'int', 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => 0),
 										            'OnGeneralTab' => Array('type' => 'int', 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => 0),
 										            'IsSystem' => Array('type' => 'int', 'formatter' => 'kOptionsFormatter', 'options' => Array(0 => 'la_No', 1 => 'la_Yes'), 'use_phrases' => 1, 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => 0),											),
Index: branches/RC/core/admin_templates/custom_fields/custom_fields_edit.tpl
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r9853 -r10856
--- branches/RC/core/admin_templates/custom_fields/custom_fields_edit.tpl	(.../custom_fields_edit.tpl)	(revision 9853)
+++ branches/RC/core/admin_templates/custom_fields/custom_fields_edit.tpl	(.../custom_fields_edit.tpl)	(revision 10856)
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_box" prefix="cf" field="Prompt" title="!la_prompt_FieldPrompt!" size="40"/>
 		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_options" prefix="cf" field="ElementType" title="!la_prompt_InputType!" size="20"/>
 		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_box" prefix="cf" field="ValueList" title="!la_prompt_valuelist!" size="40"/>
+		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_box" prefix="cf" field="DefaultValue" title="la_prompt_Default"/>
 		<inp2:m_RenderElement name="inp_edit_box" prefix="cf" field="DisplayOrder" title="!la_field_displayorder!" size="10"/>
 
 		<inp2:m_if check="m_IsDebugMode">
Index: branches/RC/core/units/custom_data/custom_data_event_handler.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r10832 -r10856
--- branches/RC/core/units/custom_data/custom_data_event_handler.php	(.../custom_data_event_handler.php)	(revision 10832)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/custom_data/custom_data_event_handler.php	(.../custom_data_event_handler.php)	(revision 10856)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 			foreach ($custom_fields as $custom_id => $custom_params) {
 				$custom_name = $custom_params['FieldName'];
-				$field_options = Array('type' => 'string', 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => '');
+				$field_options = Array('type' => 'string', 'not_null' => 1, 'default' => $custom_params['DefaultValue']);
 
 				switch ($custom_params['ElementType']) {
 					case 'date':