title: SharePoint 2010: How can I pre-fill Scheduling Start and End Date?
body: <p>I would like to know how to pre-fill the Scheduling Start and End Date in the metadata/properties of each item edited or created in a SharePoint list.</p>
  
  <p>Scheduling Start Date: <em>Today's date.</em></p>
  
  <p>Scheduling Start Date: <em>Today's date + one year.</em></p>
  
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  <p><strong>Reason for ask:</strong> I configured the list items to expire and move into "draft" status when they hit their specified Scheduling End date, therefore un-publishing the item from external view. </p>
  
  <p><strong>Problem:</strong> Users/contributors are creating these items and are not entering enough time for it expire. What I'd like to do is automatically pre-fill the scheduling end dates for one year out from today's date when an item is edited or created.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Background info:</strong> I've enabled scheduling of items in a list (via "Enabling scheduling of items in this list" option in "Manage item scheduling" in Library Settings). I currently have a workflow and versioning enabled so that the admins check the content before it's view-able externally.</p>
  
  <p>Your thoughts are appreciated.</p>