How do I tell Play Framework 2 and Ebean to save null fields?

Question

I\'m using Play Framework 2 and Ebean. When a user submits a form to edit an existing object in the database, it doesn\'t save null values. I guess this is to prevent overwrit

Answer 1

Create an ebean.properties file right next to the application.conf file and add this line to it:

ebean.defaultUpdateNullProperties=true