At first you need to implement hook_node_presave($node) , sohook_node_presave($node)
Act on a node being inserted or updated.
This hook is invoked from node_save() before the node is saved to the database. Parameters
$node: The node that is being inserted or updated.
So it reacts when a node is going to be saved , then you have to check if the node type is the proper node type . then setting field value , so this is some code snippet :
function mymodule_node_presave($node) {
if($node->type == "Your Node Type") {
//dsm($node);//it will show the structure of node
// as example
$data = $node->title.'-'.drupal_get_path_alias('node/'$node->nid);
$node->field_alternative_titles_title[$node->language][0]['value'] = "data";//check the node structure,this code wont work for sure
}
}
of-course this is just an snippet , to make it work you have to know the structure of your content type , Devel module will help you , install and enable it so dsm function will work.