Exercise in first section "Default Values" - when I fill in the value indicated here, it results in a syntax error. Following the advice of the note below, I tried adding some suffixes (like "Support_Tier__c" but syntax error persists.
For Default Value, type: $CustomMetadata.Support_Tier__mdt.Bronze.MasterLabel
Now when you create an Account record, the default value, Bronze, appears in Support Tier.Click Next, Next, and Save.
There’s no UI for the Default Value option, so you can’t use the editor Select and Insert options when creating a custom metadata default value. The syntax is: $CustomMetadata.CustomMetadataTypeAPIName.RecordAPIName.FieldAPIName. Use the correct suffixes. For the custom metadata type, use __mdt. For fields, use __c. Records don’t require a suffix.
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