Default text disappears from field when partial page refresh executes

I have a visualforce page that does a rerender on a a PageBlock when a field is updated. When that code executes any field that contains default text loses it's default text. How can I rerender the block but keep my default text?

<apex:page standardController="Proposal_Initiation_Form__c" >
  <apex:sectionHeader title="Edit Creative Proposal Initiation Form" subtitle="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.name}"/>
  <apex:form >
      <apex:pageBlock title="Edit Creative PIF" id="thePageBlock" mode="edit">
          <apex:pageMessages />
          <apex:pageBlockButtons >
              <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/>
              <apex:commandButton value="Cancel" action="{!cancel}"/>
          </apex:pageBlockButtons>
          <apex:actionRegion >
              <apex:pageBlockSection title="General Information" columns="1">
                  <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.name}" required="true"/>
                  <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Account__c}" required="true"/>
                  <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Opportunity__c}"/>
                  
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Is_there_an_RFP__c}"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Request__c}"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Proposal_Budget__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Presentation_Budget__c}" required="true"/>
                  	
                  	<apex:pageBlockSectionItem >
                      <apex:outputLabel value="Customer Type"/>
                      <apex:outputPanel >
                          <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c}" required="true">
                              <apex:actionSupport event="onchange" rerender="thePageBlock" status="status"/>
                          </apex:inputField>
                          <apex:actionStatus startText="   applying value . . ." id="status"/>
                      </apex:outputPanel>
                  </apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
                  <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Business_Lead__c}"/>
                  	
                  </apex:pageBlockSection>
                  </apex:actionRegion>
                  <apex:pageBlockSection title="Show Management Customer Information" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Show Management'}">
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Events__c}" />
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Portfolio_Value__c}"/>
                  </apex:pageBlockSection>
                  
                  <apex:pageBlockSection title="Customer Information (Single Show)" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Corporate'}">
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Event_s__c}" />
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Event_Date_s__c}" required="true"/>
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Show_City_ies__c}"/>
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Producing_Branch_es__c}"/>
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Facility_ies__c}"/>
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Opportunity_Value__c}"/>
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Attendees__c}"/>
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Exhibitors__c}"/>
                  </apex:pageBlockSection>
                  
                  <apex:pageBlockSection title="Association Customer Information" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Association'}">
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Events__c}" />
                      <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Portfolio_Value__c}"/>
                  </apex:pageBlockSection>

                  <apex:pageBlockSection title="Scope of Work Information" columns="1">
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Scope_of_Work_for_this_Proposal__c}" style="width:90%" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Strategic_Value__c}" style="width:90%"/> 
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Deliverables__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Capabilities_Included_in_Response__c}"/>
                  </apex:pageBlockSection>
                  
                  <apex:pageBlockSection title="Proposal Due Dates" columns="2">
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Submission_of_intent_to_bid__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Questions_Due_to_Customer__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Discovery_meeting_with_customer__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Walk_through_Site_Visit__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Physical_Proposal_Delivery__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Proposal_Submission_Type__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Stand_up_Presentation_Date__c}" required="true"/>
                  	<apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Decision_Date__c}" required="true"/>               
                  </apex:pageBlockSection>
                 
              </apex:pageBlock>    
  </apex:form>
</apex:page>

January 21, 2011
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If you want to only refresh a certain section of the page and leave the rest of it alone then firstly I suggest narrowing down your rerender from the whole page block to a smaller section, like a page block section. Following that you can wrap any area that you dont want to change inside an apex:actionRegion component. Read the component guide for more info on this component.

Steven

January 24, 2011
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Thanks for the tips Steven. There are 3 page blocks that I need to rerender based on the onchange event near the top of the code. How would I narrow it down to just those page blocks?

Any examples or help is appreciated.

January 31, 2011
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ministe2003
Give the pageblocks IDs and put them in the rerender="ID1, ID2, ID3"

February 1, 2011
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My apologies for being dense. Here's how I updated the code and I'm still getting the same error. Any advice is appreciated:

<apex:page standardController="Proposal_Initiation_Form__c" > <apex:sectionHeader title="Edit Creative Proposal Initiation Form" subtitle="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.name}"/> <apex:form > <apex:pageBlock title="Edit Creative PIF" id="thePageBlock" mode="edit"> <apex:pageMessages /> <apex:pageBlockButtons > <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/> <apex:commandButton value="Cancel" action="{!cancel}"/> </apex:pageBlockButtons> <apex:actionRegion > <apex:pageBlockSection id="block1" title="General Information" columns="1"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.name}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Account__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Opportunity__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Is_there_an_RFP__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Request__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Proposal_Budget__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Presentation_Budget__c}" required="true"/> <apex:pageBlockSectionItem > <apex:outputLabel value="Customer Type"/> <apex:outputPanel > <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c}" required="true"> <apex:actionSupport event="onchange" rerender="block2,block3,block4" status="status"/> </apex:inputField> <apex:actionStatus startText=" applying value . . ." id="status"/> </apex:outputPanel> </apex:pageBlockSectionItem> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Business_Lead__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> </apex:actionRegion> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block2" title="Show Management Customer Information" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Show Management'}"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Events__c}" /> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Portfolio_Value__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block3" title="Customer Information (Single Show)" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Corporate'}"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Event_s__c}" /> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Event_Date_s__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Show_City_ies__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Producing_Branch_es__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Facility_ies__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Opportunity_Value__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Attendees__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Exhibitors__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block4" title="Association Customer Information" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Association'}"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Events__c}" /> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Portfolio_Value__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block5" title="Scope of Work Information" columns="1"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Scope_of_Work_for_this_Proposal__c}" style="width:90%" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Strategic_Value__c}" style="width:90%"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Deliverables__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Capabilities_Included_in_Response__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block6" title="Proposal Due Dates" columns="2"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Submission_of_intent_to_bid__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Questions_Due_to_Customer__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Discovery_meeting_with_customer__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Walk_through_Site_Visit__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Physical_Proposal_Delivery__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Proposal_Submission_Type__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Stand_up_Presentation_Date__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Decision_Date__c}" required="true"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> </apex:pageBlock> </apex:form> </apex:page>

I gave each pageBlockSection and id and then called the 3 blocks I wanted to rerender. Now nothing new shows when I change the dropdown.

February 1, 2011
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ministe2003
Where are the fields that contain defaul text that disappears??

February 2, 2011
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It's in pageBlockSection id5. Field is "

Scope_of_Work_for_this_Proposal__c

February 2, 2011
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Thanks to all who added to the solution. I encapsulated what I wanted to rerender in an <apex:outputPanel id="thePanel"> and then calling to rerender "thePanel". Working code is below.

<apex:page standardController="Proposal_Initiation_Form__c" > <apex:sectionHeader title="Edit Creative Proposal Initiation Form" subtitle="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.name}"/> <apex:form > <apex:pageBlock title="Edit Creative PIF" id="thePageBlock" mode="edit"> <apex:pageMessages /> <apex:pageBlockButtons > <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/> <apex:commandButton value="Cancel" action="{!cancel}"/> </apex:pageBlockButtons> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block1" title="General Information" columns="1"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.name}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Account__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Opportunity__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Is_there_an_RFP__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Request__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Proposal_Budget__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Presentation_Budget__c}" required="true"/> <apex:pageBlockSectionItem > <apex:outputLabel value="Customer Type"/> <apex:outputPanel > <apex:actionRegion > <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c}" required="true"> <apex:actionSupport event="onchange" rerender="thePanel" status="status"/> </apex:inputField> <apex:actionStatus startText=" applying value . . ." id="status"/> </apex:actionRegion> </apex:outputPanel> </apex:pageBlockSectionItem> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Business_Lead__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:outputPanel id="thePanel"> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block2" title="Show Management Customer Information" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Show Management'}"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Events__c}" /> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Portfolio_Value__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block3" title="Customer Information (Single Show)" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Corporate'}"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Event_s__c}" /> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Event_Date_s__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Show_City_ies__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Producing_Branch_es__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Facility_ies__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Opportunity_Value__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Attendees__c}"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Exhibitors__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block4" title="Association Customer Information" columns="2" rendered="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Type__c == 'Association'}"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Number_of_Events__c}" /> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Portfolio_Value__c}"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> </apex:outputPanel> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block5" title="Scope of Work Information" columns="1"> <apex:actionRegion > <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Scope_of_Work_for_this_Proposal__c}" style="width:90%" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Strategic_Value__c}" style="width:90%"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Deliverables__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Capabilities_Included_in_Response__c}"/> </apex:actionRegion> </apex:pageBlockSection> <apex:pageBlockSection id="block6" title="Proposal Due Dates" columns="2"> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Submission_of_intent_to_bid__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Questions_Due_to_Customer__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Discovery_meeting_with_customer__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Walk_through_Site_Visit__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Physical_Proposal_Delivery__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Proposal_Submission_Type__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Stand_up_Presentation_Date__c}" required="true"/> <apex:inputField value="{!Proposal_Initiation_Form__c.Customer_Decision_Date__c}" required="true"/> </apex:pageBlockSection> </apex:pageBlock> </apex:form> </apex:page>

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