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is salesforce picklist case sensitive

by Prof. Ryan Kuphal MD Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Picklist fields are not case sensitive and cannot contain duplicate inactive types.

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How to manage picklist values in Salesforce?

Manage Picklist Values 1 In Setup, click the Object Manager tab, and then select the object associated with your picklist field. 2 Click Fields & Relationships. 3 Click the picklist’s Field Label to see the field’s detail page.#N#You see your values in the Values related list More ...

Are the names of standard value sets and picklist fields case sensitive?

The names of standard value sets and picklist fields are case-sensitive. 1 You can’t read or update this standard value set or picklist field. 2 Part of Salesforce Health Cloud.

What is the difference between custom picklist and standard picklist?

Custom picklist fields can be either controlling or dependent fields. Standard picklist fields can be controlling fields, but not dependent fields. Multi-select picklist fields can be dependent, but not controlling fields.

How do I find the value of a picklist field?

In Setup, click the Object Manager tab, and then select the object associated with your picklist field. Click Fields & Relationships. Click the picklist’s Field Label to see the field’s detail page. You see your values in the Values related list

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What is the picklist value limit in Salesforce?

Limits for Custom Picklists Unrestricted picklists have a limit of 1,000 active values, and bound unrestricted picklists have a limit of 4,000 inactive values.

What three ways can picklist values can be defined?

Values can be defined three ways: Set individual values when you create the picklist. These are specific to a single picklist field....Anatomy of a PicklistStandard.Custom.Custom Multi-Select.

What is picklist settings in Salesforce?

When you create a picklist value, an API Name that matches the Label is assigned. By default, the API Name can be changed at any time, but you can choose to protect the API Name. You can arrange picklist values in a specific order or sort them alphabetically.

Are picklist values searchable in Salesforce?

You cannot search using picklist values, because picklist values are indexed as 0,1,2 in the backend. Creating a formula field will also not work since they are not searchable as well. Workaround that I can think is to create a custom text field and update its value to the picklist value using a workflow.

How do I create a dynamic picklist in Salesforce?

Set Up a New Dynamic PicklistAdd a Drop-Down Menu field to your form.Click on the field and choose Choices.Click Salesforce Dynamic Picklist.Select your existing authorization or connect to a new account. ... Click Next.Select your Choices source by clicking on the Get choices from the dropdown box.

How do you control picklist values among the users in Salesforce?

Manage Picklist ValuesIn Setup, click the Object Manager tab, and then select the object associated with your picklist field.Click Fields & Relationships.Click the picklist's Field Label to see the field's detail page. You see your values in the Values related list.

What is the difference between picklist and multi picklist?

Picklist: Only one value at a time. Sometimes that's a good thing. Multi-Select Picklist: One or more values at a time.

Is it picklist or pick list?

Picklist is another term for picking list. It is a document that contains the list of picking items compiled to fulfil customer order. The picklist showcases the storage location, quantity or customer-specific remarks for the ordered products. Generally, picking is carried out based on the picking list.

What is standard picklist in Salesforce?

A picklist is a list box of pre-defined values. The user can only select one of the pre-defined values. Only the Administrator has the ability to add or delete picklist values. Additional information on how to customize picklist values, please review Add or Edit Picklist Values.

How do I make a picklist searchable in Salesforce?

In order to include picklist values in the either general or specific text search you need to create a workflow rule or trigger and create a copy of the pick list value in an additional text field so that it is "searchable".

How do I find the picklist value in Salesforce?

Manage Picklist ValuesIn Setup, click the Object Manager tab, and then select the object associated with your picklist field.Click Fields & Relationships.Click the picklist's Field Label to see the field's detail page. You see your values in the Values related list.

How do I make a field searchable in Salesforce?

Choose Use a formula to set the new value and then click Show Formula Editor and select the "Insert Field" button to locate and select the desired field that you would like to make searchable. See Calculate Field Values With Formulas and Considerations for Field Update Actions for additional details.

What is an index field in Salesforce?

What makes a good index candidate is pretty advanced. Salesforce automatically analyzes performance and periodically assigns fields to be indexed.

Can you change the picklist field type?

With all the options for picklist fields, rest assured you can change the field type when necessary. For example, if you have a custom picklist field and decide you want to make it a multi-select picklist, you can do that.

Can you use multi select picklists as dependent?

Multi-select picklist fields can be dependent, but not controlling fields. You can set default values for controlling fields but not for dependent picklists. If your org uses record types, choose a record type to test how it affects your controlling and dependent picklist values.

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