Picklist

A picklist is a type of field that can contain a list of values. A picklist will appear as a drop-down list of values when used in a Form Layout and a record is added to the object.

Users that have the Customize Objects permission can add, edit or delete picklists

Compare to Global Picklist and Dependent Picklist

Create a Picklist

1. Click Designer > Data > Objects > {object} > Fields
2. Click [New Field]
3. In the Basic Information section, specify the basic characteristics of the field:

   Label

   The text that appears as the field name

   Display Type

   Choose Pick List as the display type

   Use First Value as Default

   Otherwise, the field is intially empty.

   Sort List Alphabetically

   Otherwie, you manually arrange the order.

   Always Required

   A selection must be made when adding or updating a record.

   Field Name

   Automatically created by the system

4. In the Role Based Permission Control section, select a Role Based Permission Control for each of the roles in the list
5. In the Description Information section, include a description of the field and it's use. This information is only visible to users with rights to customize this field.
6. Click [Save]
   The field is added, and the field-definition is shown.

Then, at the bottom of the field-definition page:

1. Click [Add Value] button to add a new item to the Pick List.
2. Click [Reorder Values] to change the order in which they appear.

Example Picklists

Agreement

Yes / No

Inspection

Passed / Did not pass

Survey Responses

Very Satisfied / Somewhat Satisfied / Satisfied / Not Satisfied / Not Applicable

List of Items

Fruit / Vegetable / Neither

Genres

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance / Documentary / Fantasy / Drama / Western

T-Shirt Size

Extra Small / Small / Medium / Large / Extra Large