UID field does not automatically generate the slug from the attached field

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System Information
  • Strapi Version: 5.0.0

Hi,
I’m using Strapi v5 and in a collection (products) and I’m trying to automatically generate the slug.
If I don’t set the field as required, the slug is not populated.
However, if I set it as required, when I create a new entry, it uses the name of the collection.
Since I want to make the field mandatory and non-editable, this becomes a major issue because it always generates a slug with the value ‘products’ instead of the attached-field.
Here is the schema of my collection:

{
  "kind": "collectionType",
  "collectionName": "products",
  "info": {
    "singularName": "product",
    "pluralName": "products",
    "displayName": "Products",
    "description": ""
  },
  "options": {
    "draftAndPublish": true
  },
  "pluginOptions": {
    "i18n": {
      "localized": true
    }
  },
  "attributes": {
    "seo": {
      "type": "component",
      "repeatable": false,
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      },
      "component": "base.seo"
    },
    "components": {
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      },
      "type": "dynamiczone",
      "components": [
        "composed.hero",
        "composed.banner-full-width-assistance",
        "composed.product-card"
      ]
    },
    "previewTitle": {
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      },
      "type": "string",
      "required": true
    },
    "previewAbstract": {
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      },
      "type": "text"
    },
    "previewImage": {
      "type": "media",
      "multiple": false,
      "required": true,
      "allowedTypes": [
        "images",
        "files"
      ],
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      }
    },
    "altPreviewImage": {
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      },
      "type": "string"
    },
    "slug": {
      "pluginOptions": {
        "i18n": {
          "localized": true
        }
      },
      "type": "uid",
      "targetField": "previewTitle",
      "required": true
    }
  }
}

Thanks in advance.

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Hello i’ve same problem; any news about?

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We solved with custom code inside js using strapi document middleware instead lifecycles.

Maybe in actual docs there is the need to clarify the usage of actual lifecycles.js in model.