Additional info:
If you add 2 new fields into the application group, and these 2 new fields are not defined into the application indexer information, you will get this error message:
+ARS1130E BAPOD01 15 FIELDS SUBMITTED BY THE INDEXER, 17 EXPECTED
You?ll therefore need to define a default value for these two new fields into the ?Load Information? tab of the application, using the OnDemand Administrator client.
/Ib M.
Well... I will not consider what you say as a general advice to anybody.
As a general advice, you need to check what you will do and how these fields will be used.
If the data MUST have these 2 new fields, because you have changed your dataflow, then you must ensure that after the change, all new documents to be archive MUST have these 2 fields, then you will NOT put a default value.
If the data you are receiving, might come from different sources, and not all sources have updated to the new indexing specification, then I agree with you, the default value is the way to go.
So as a general advice:
First check your needs, and then apply the solution for this need, and NEVER use a general advice, which might not apply to your specific situation.