Hello Regis

I am sorry to disappoint you, but unfortunately, something like this is not possible with the plugin's built-in features.

Predefined editing values are fixed, and they can't be picked up from the filter using the plugin's built-in features. You would need to create a custom solution that would pull this data and apply it in the form.

We do not provide support for custom solutions, so we can't help you in this case.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hey regis

I forwarded this ticket to one of our developers, so I'll get back to you as soon as I hear from him.

Thank you for your patience, and sorry for the delay!

Hello again regis.

At the moment, you can only use the hook for placeholders, where the value of the placeholder will execute a do_shortcode of that custom shortcode, and it should return the data:

function updateVAR1($tableID){
    global $wdtVar1;
        //check for specific table
        if($tableID == 1){
            //get value from that shortcode
            $wdtVar1 = do_shortcode('[ep]');
        }
}
add_action('wpdatatables_before_get_table_metadata', 'updateVAR1');

Just make sure to replace the ID of the table so it matches your table ID.

I hope this helps.