Default value can be set in New Row by using SetText function during onExitEditMode client side event.

This topic will show you how to set default value in WebGrid's new row.

To set a default value in new row from a button click

Drag WebGrid instance into the WebForm.
Add a client side function on your code.

You can set default value in new row by simply using:

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function SelectNewRow()
  {
      var grid = ISGetObject("WebGrid1");
      var newRowElement = grid.RootTable.GetNewRow(); // return the html element of the newrow
      var newRow = grid.RootTable.ToRowObject(newRowElement); // convert to WebGridRow object
   
      newRow.Select(); // select new row
   
      var cells = newRow.GetCells(); // populate cells
      cells.GetNamedItem("City").ActivateEdit(); // activate edit cell on City cell, instead of first cell
      cells.GetNamedItem("CustomerID").SetText("NEWCUST", true); // set the CustomerID cell's text to NEWCUST, 2nd parameter is true indicating that the value is same as the text.
      cells.GetNamedItem("Address").SetText("New Address", true);
   
      newRow.SetDataChanged(); // indicates that this row's data has been changed.
      grid.MarkEdit(); // sets the row's status as edited, as if user has typed inside the cell.
  }

Invoke SelectNewRow() function in a HTML button click.

Intersoft WebGrid Documentation
How-to: Set a default value in new row from a button click
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