The Initialization plugin component defines the default Poll data in the _.xml_ file, including polls.
When the Poll Service runs, it will get values returned from the Initialization plugin component to initialize default Poll data.

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<para xml:id="KSref.PollConfiguration.DefaultPollData">
<citetitle>
<emphasis role="bold">
Configuration of default Poll data
</emphasis>
</citetitle>
</para>
{docbook}


The default Poll data are configured in the _{{{war:webapp/WEB-INF/conf/ksdemo/ks/services-configuration.xml}}}_ file.

In particular, when the Poll service starts, the Initialization plug-in component is called. Next, the _services-configuration.xml_ file is executed.
The component-plugin named _addInitialDefaultDataPlugin_ will refer to _org.exoplatform.poll.service.InitialDeafaultDataPlugin_ to execute some objects to create default data for the Poll application.

{code:xml}<component-plugin>
  <name>default.data</name>
  <set-method>addInitialDefaultDataPlugin</set-method>
  <type>org.exoplatform.poll.service.InitialDefaultDataPlugin</type>
  <description>Initialize</description>
  <init-params>
    <object-param>
      <name>livedemo.default.configuration</name>
      <description>initial data for live demo</description>
      <object type="org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollInitialData">
        <field name="pollDatas">
          <collection type="java.util.ArrayList">
            <value>
              <object type="org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollData">
                <field name="parentPath">
                  <string>ksdemo/Polls</string>
                </field>
                <field name="owner">
                  <string>root</string>
                </field>
                <field name="question">
                  <string>What color do you like ?</string>
                </field>
                <field name="timeOut">
                  <string>0</string>
                </field>
                <field name="isMultiCheck">
                  <string>false</string>
                </field>
                <field name="isAgainVote">
                  <string>false</string>
                </field>
                <field name="isClosed">
                  <string>false</string>
                </field>
                 <field name="options">
                 <collection type="java.util.ArrayList">
                  <value><string>Green</string></value>
                  <value><string>Blue</string></value>
                  <value><string>Red</string></value>
                  <value><string>Yellow</string></value>
                  <value><string>Orange</string></value>
                  <value><string>Purple</string></value>
                 </collection>
                </field>
               </object>
             </value>
           </collection>
         </field>
       </object>
     </object-param>
  </init-params>
</component-plugin>{code}

* In which,
|| Name || Set-method || Type || Description ||
| *default.data* | {{addInitialDefaultDataPlugin}} | {{org.exoplatform.poll.service.InitialDefaultDataPlugin}} | The initial default data of Poll. |

* Init-param
|| Name || Possible value || Default value || Description |
| *livedemo.default.configuration* | {{object}} | {{org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollInitialData}} | The initial data for live demo. |

* Poll array

After the _org.exoplatform.poll.service.InitialDefaultDataPlugin_ object has been executed, the _org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollInitialData_ object will be called. It returns a polls array. The value of poll array is defined by the _org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollData_ object as below:

{code:xml}<name>livedemo.default.configuration</name>
<description>initial data for live demo</description>
<object type="org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollInitialData">
  <field name="pollDatas">
    <collection type="java.util.ArrayList">
      <value>
        <object type="org.exoplatform.poll.service.PollData">
          ....
        </object>
      </value>
    </collection>
  </field>
</object>{code}

* A Poll includes some basic data which are defined in the _field_ tag with a specific name as below:

{code:xml}....
<field name="parentPath">
  <string>ksdemo/Polls</string>
</field>
<field name="owner">
  <string>root</string>
</field>
<field name="question">
  <string>What color do you like ?</string>
</field>
<field name="timeOut">
  <string>0</string>
</field>
<field name="isMultiCheck">
  <string>false</string>
</field>
<field name="isAgainVote">
  <string>false</string>
</field>
<field name="isClosed">
  <string>false</string>
</field>
<field name="options">
  <collection type="java.util.ArrayList">
    <value><string>Green</string></value>
    <value><string>Blue</string></value>
    <value><string>Red</string></value>
    <value><string>Yellow</string></value>
    <value><string>Orange</string></value>
    <value><string>Purple</string></value>
  </collection>
</field>
....{code}

In which:

|| Field || Possible value || Default value || Description||
| *parentPath*| {{string}} | {{ ksdemo/Polls}} | Parent path of Poll data. |
| *owner* | {{user id}} | {{root}} | The creator of Poll. |
| *question* | {{string}} | {{What color do you like?}} | The question for Poll. |
| *timeout* | {{number}} | {{0}} | The time before poll is closed. If value is set to _0_, the poll will never be closed. |
| *isMultiCheck*| {{boolean}} |  {{false}} | If the value is _true_, user can vote for multi-options. If the value is _false_, only one option can be voted. |
| *isAgainVote*| {{boolean}} | {{false}} | If the value is _true_, user can vote again. |
| *isClose* | {{boolean}} | {{false}} | If the value is _true_, the poll will be closed. |
| *options*| {{java.util.ArrayList}} | List of string | list of options for Poll. |

* Modify values of Poll

Values of the default Poll can be changed by editing text values in the tag of each _field_ by the other one.