How to set a default entity property value with Hibernate

Question

How do I set a default value in Hibernate field?

Answer 1

If you want to do it in database:

Set the default value in database (sql server sample):

ALTER TABLE [TABLE_NAME] ADD  CONSTRAINT [CONSTRAINT_NAME]  DEFAULT (newid()) FOR [COLUMN_NAME]

Mapping hibernate file:

    
    ...

See, the key is insert="false" update="false"