diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 5468ae4..db30b52 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Attribute:
-    def __init__(self, display_name, html_input_type="text", required=False, unique=False, primary=False, regex=None, min=None, max=None, options=None):
+    def __init__(self, display_name, html_input_type="text", required=False, unique=False, primary=False, regex=None, min=None, max=None, options=None, default_val=""):
         self.display_name = display_name
         self.html_input_type = html_input_type
         self.required = required
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ class Attribute:
         self.min = min
         self.max = max
         self.options = options
+        self.default_val = default_val
 
-tableitems = {
+item_attributes = {
     "assettag": Attribute(
         display_name="Asset Tag",
         html_input_type="text",
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ tableitems = {
     "warrantyfrom": Attribute(
         display_name="Warranty From",
         html_input_type="date",
+        default_val="2020-03-09",
         required=True
     ),
     "status": Attribute(
diff --git a/routes/create.py b/routes/create.py
index d8a004b..f9a0b06 100644
--- a/routes/create.py
+++ b/routes/create.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request, render_template, redirect
 from models import Asset, db
+from config import item_attributes
 
 addasset_bp = Blueprint('addasset', __name__)
 
 @addasset_bp.route('/create/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def create():
     if request.method == 'GET':
-        return render_template('create.html')
+        return render_template('create.html', item_attributes=item_attributes)
 
     if request.method == 'POST':
         assettag = request.form['assettag']
diff --git a/templates/create.html b/templates/create.html
index f82e738..e1c8e0b 100644
--- a/templates/create.html
+++ b/templates/create.html
@@ -8,39 +8,45 @@
     <h2 align="center">Add new Item</h2>
 
     <form method = "POST">
+        {% for attrib, properties in item_attributes.items() -%}
         <p>
-            <label for="assettag">Asset Tag:</label>
-            <input id="assettag" type = "text" name = "assettag" required/>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            <label for="hostname">Host Name:</label>
-            <input id="hostname" type = "text" name = "hostname" required/>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            <label for="warrantyfrom">Warranty From:</label>
-            <input id="warrantyfrom" type = "date" name = "warrantyfrom" required/>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            <label for="status">Status:</label>
-            <input id="status" type = "integer" name = "status" required/>
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            <label for="staffnum">Staff No.:</label>
-            <input id="staffnum" type = "integer" name = "staffnum" required/>
+            <label for="{{ attrib }}">{{ properties.display_name }}:</label>
+            {%- if properties.html_input_type == "select" %}
+            <select
+                id="{{ attrib }}"
+                name="{{ attrib }}"
+                {%- if properties.required %} required {% endif -%}
+            >
+                {% for option in properties.options -%}
+                <option value="{{ option }}">{{ option }}</option>
+                {% endfor -%}
+            </select>
+            {% else %}
+                <input
+                    id="{{ attrib }}"
+                    type="{{ properties.html_input_type }}"
+                    name="{{ attrib }}"
+                    {%- if properties.required %} required {% endif -%}
+                    {%- if properties.min is not none %} min="{{ properties.min }}" {% endif -%}
+                    {%- if properties.max is not none %} max="{{ properties.max }}" {% endif -%}
+                    {%- if properties.default_val  %} value="{{ properties.default_val }}" {% endif -%}
+                />
+            {% endif -%}
         </p>
+        {% endfor %}
         <p><input type = "submit" value = "Submit" /></p>
     </form>
 
     <p align="center">
-        {% if exc == 'integrity' %}
+        {%- if exc == 'integrity' -%}
             Item with the same assettag already exists
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if exc == 'status' %}
-            Data input error. Price must have a numeric value
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if exc == 'staffnum' %}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- if exc == 'status' -%}
+            Data input error. Invalid status value
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- if exc == 'staffnum' -%}
             Data input error. Staff number must be an integer
-        {% endif %}
+        {%- endif -%}
     </p>
 </body>
 </html>