Hi, when I use your solution, when I create a new custom document (with a chain to define a defautl value date), I have this error :

2013-06-07 10:49:02,278 ERROR [org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.events.OperationEventListener] Failed to handle event emptyDocumentModelCreated using chain: creation_marche_date org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.OperationException: Failed to invoke operation Document.SetProperty

at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.InvokableMethod.invoke(InvokableMethod.java:140)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.CompiledChainImpl.doInvoke(CompiledChainImpl.java:114)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.CompiledChainImpl.invoke(CompiledChainImpl.java:96)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.CompiledChainImpl.doInvoke(CompiledChainImpl.java:117)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.CompiledChainImpl.invoke(CompiledChainImpl.java:96)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.OperationServiceImpl.run(OperationServiceImpl.java:65)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.events.EventHandlerRegistry.handleEvent(EventHandlerRegistry.java:130)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.events.OperationEventListener.handleEvent(OperationEventListener.java:33)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.event.impl.EventServiceImpl.fireEvent(EventServiceImpl.java:213)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.AbstractSession.fireEvent(AbstractSession.java:353)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.AbstractSession.notifyEvent(AbstractSession.java:405)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.AbstractSession.createDocumentModelFromTypeName(AbstractSession.java:761)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.AbstractSession.createDocumentModel(AbstractSession.java:797)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.TransactionalCoreSessionWrapper.invoke(TransactionalCoreSessionWrapper.java:133)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy42.createDocumentModel(Unknown Source)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.webapp.contentbrowser.DocumentActionsBean.createDocument(DocumentActionsBean.java:382)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.seam.util.Reflections.invoke(Reflections.java:22)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInvocationContext.proceed(RootInvocationContext.java:31)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:56)
at org.jboss.seam.transaction.RollbackInterceptor.aroundInvoke(RollbackInterceptor.java:28)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.util.NuxeoBijectionInterceptor.aroundInvoke(NuxeoBijectionInterceptor.java:68)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.util.NuxeoExceptionInterceptor.aroundInvoke(NuxeoExceptionInterceptor.java:80)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
at org.jboss.seam.core.MethodContextInterceptor.aroundInvoke(MethodContextInterceptor.java:44)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInterceptor.invoke(RootInterceptor.java:107)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.interceptInvocation(JavaBeanInterceptor.java:166)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.invoke(JavaBeanInterceptor.java:102)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.webapp.contentbrowser.DocumentActionsBean_$$_javassist_71.createDocument(DocumentActionsBean_$$_javassist_71.java)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:329)
at org.jboss.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:274)
at org.jboss.el.parser.AstMethodSuffix.getValue(AstMethodSuffix.java:59)
at org.jboss.el.parser.AstMethodSuffix.invoke(AstMethodSuffix.java:65)
at org.jboss.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:96)
at org.jboss.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:276)
at com.sun.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:68)
at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:88)
at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:102)
at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:387)
at javax.faces.component.UIData.broadcast(UIData.java:938)
at javax.faces.component.UIData.broadcast(UIData.java:938)
at javax.faces.component.UIData.broadcast(UIData.java:938)
at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:321)
at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.broadcastEvents(AjaxViewRoot.java:296)
at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:253)
at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processApplication(AjaxViewRoot.java:466)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:82)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.lifecycle.NuxeoLifeCycleImpl.execute(NuxeoLifeCycleImpl.java:83)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.wss.servlet.BaseWSSFilter.doFilter(BaseWSSFilter.java:137)
at org.nuxeo.wss.servlet.FailSafeWSSFilter.doFilter(FailSafeWSSFilter.java:55)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.multipart.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:73)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:368)
at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:495)
at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.rest.FancyURLFilter.doFilter(FancyURLFilter.java:129)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.wi.filter.WIRequestFilter.doFilter(WIRequestFilter.java:114)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.web.common.requestcontroller.filter.NuxeoRequestControllerFilter.doFilter(NuxeoRequestControllerFilter.java:145)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.auth.NuxeoAuthenticationFilter.doFilterInternal(NuxeoAuthenticationFilter.java:553)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.auth.service.NuxeoAuthFilterChain.doFilter(NuxeoAuthFilterChain.java:35)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.auth.oauth.NuxeoOAuthFilter.doFilter(NuxeoOAuthFilter.java:119)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.auth.service.NuxeoAuthFilterChain.doFilter(NuxeoAuthFilterChain.java:33)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.ui.web.auth.NuxeoAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(NuxeoAuthenticationFilter.java:351)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.web.common.exceptionhandling.NuxeoExceptionFilter.doFilter(NuxeoExceptionFilter.java:79)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.platform.web.common.encoding.NuxeoEncodingFilter.doFilter(NuxeoEncodingFilter.java:59)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:859)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:602)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Caused by: org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.ClientException: cannot save document 'null' with null reference: document has probably not yet been created in the repository with 'CoreSession.createDocument(docModel)'

at org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.AbstractSession.saveDocument(AbstractSession.java:1851)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.operations.document.SetDocumentProperty.run(SetDocumentProperty.java:64)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.InvokableMethod.doInvoke(InvokableMethod.java:125)
at org.nuxeo.ecm.automation.core.impl.InvokableMethod.invoke(InvokableMethod.java:132)
... 118 more

Hi,

You can define an automation chain that will fill this date, using an “update property” operation and parameter “value” set to “@{CurrentDate.calendar}” and “xpath” set to the document property you want to update.

Then define an event handler linked to the “empty document created” event, filtering on your document type, and launching the automation chain you created.

Note that schema fields also accept a default value, but it needs to be static to be defined there.