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This is a two-step process; first, create the triggering field (also known as the ''parent'' field). Then, for each possible selection in the triggering field, you specify which values appear in the dependent picklist. | This is a two-step process; first, create the triggering field (also known as the ''parent'' field). Then, for each possible selection in the triggering field, you specify which values appear in the dependent picklist. | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 2 May 2014
A Dependent Picklist lets you change the list of available choices, based on some other value.
About Dependent Picklists
A Dependent Picklist can be based on a set of Radio Buttons or a standard Picklist. When the user selects a value from that list (the triggering value), that choice determines which values are present in the dependent picklist.
For example, __TBD__
- Learn more: Enumerated Fields
Adding a Dependent Picklist
This is a two-step process; first, create the triggering field (also known as the parent field). Then, for each possible selection in the triggering field, you specify which values appear in the dependent picklist.
- Using the instructions in Fields, create a triggering field, add values to a triggering field of typpe:
- Create a new field of type 'Dependent Picklist
- Fill in the basic field settings:
- Click [Save]
- Label
- The field label that will be displayed
- Display Type
- Dependent Picklist
- Parent Field
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- Select the "parent" field (created in the previous step)
- Enter the picklist values
- In the Enumerated Values section, click [Manage Values] to specify the collection of possible values.
- In the Dependent Picklist Associations section (at the bottom):
- Click the [Add Associations] button.
- Choose the Dependent Picklist Values to be associated with each Parent Value.
- Considerations
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- After a dependent field association is created, the Use Label for grouping option cannot be enabled for any of the parent or dependent field values. __TBD: huh?__
- A field cannot be deleted if it is the triggering value for a dependent field.
- If the triggering field for a dependent field is changed, a message appears telling you that data will be lost if the change is executed. Confirmation is required to proceed.
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- Values in a dependent picklist can be sorted alphabetically, but they can't be manually ordered.
- It is possible to specify that the first value in the list of values is always the default. Otherwise, there is no default.
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