Default value for RLI Forecast field

Question

Hi all, 
 Sugar Sell - 11.3.0 
 I'm working on implementing Revenue Line Items for my site and am being frustrated with various bugs and strange behaviours. 
 We're not using the Forecasting module (because it's unusable) but I am trying to use the Forecast (commit_stage) field to give users the ability to control whether the Likely amount should be included on our dashboards and reports. 
 The Forecast field on RLI records is a dropdown with the default value fixed as "Exclude". Why can't I change this default to "Include"? Is this by design or a bug? 
 
 Dave

Dave Hodgman · Answer

This can be updated via an extended vardefs . You just need to modify the the value of the attribute "default", from "exclude" to "include". 
 You can deploy this update into SugarOndemand via package installer . 
 
 Cheers

Dave Hodgman · Answer

Dave Hodgman said: Is this by design or a bug? 
 Both. I think it's one of those decisions that was previously thought 'Exclude' as a safer option to default hardcode, rather than 'Include'. 
 If you don't want to use code, I think you can create a simple BPM to change it on initial save for all new RLI's?