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tags: feature request, default value, date handling
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# Dynamic "Today" Default Value for Date Columns

###### Category: Feature Request
###### User: perguth
###### Source: [GitHub Issue #2754](https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar/issues/2754)

## Feedback Content
>Problem
>When selecting today as the default value for a column it sets the default to the current days date.
>
>Proposed solution
>When selecting a default value for a column it would be helpful to keep today as meaning "always the date on which the new record will be created" (default CURRENT_DATE in SQL) instead of translating it into the concrete date of today.

## Context (Optional)
The user is suggesting an improvement in the handling of date columns in Mathesar. They propose that when "today" is set as the default value for a date column, it should dynamically use the current date whenever a new record is created, rather than being fixed to the date when the default value was set.

## Related GitHub Issue(s)
- [Related Discussion](https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar/discussions/2272)

## Actions
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