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Custom field type - set value doesn't work when field is hidden

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Hi, I have a simple custom field type which gets a value from the Property Bag and sets that value to a label. This works fine as long as the field is set to Optional (the field is a site column and is part of a site content type), but if I set it to Hidden, the value doesn't get set. public override void UpdateFieldValueInItem() { this.EnsureChildControls(); if (this.ControlMode == SPControlMode.New) { this.Value = GetChosenConsole(); } } Does anyone know why this is and what I need to do in order for it to work even though it's hidden? Thanks!

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