# set default values for columns

**URL:** <https://forum.liquibase.org/t/set-default-values-for-columns/1884>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 13, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/set-default-values-for-columns/1884 "2012-03-13T00:44:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/Guest)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/set-default-values-for-columns/1884/1 "2012-03-13T00:44:00Z")

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im trying to add a column to a existing table, is there a way to set a default value for that column?&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![nvoxland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nvoxland](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/nvoxland)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/set-default-values-for-columns/1884/2 "2012-03-13T00:44:00Z")

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The nested definition in has defaultValue, defaultValueNumeric, etc. attributes you can set to specify the default value.

See&nbsp;[http://www.liquibase.org/manual/add\_column](http://www.liquibase.org/manual/add_column)

Nathan