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How do I delete an inactive picklist in Salesforce?
Go to the picklist’s detail page by clicking the picklist’s name. In the Values section, modify the picklist value.To deactivate a value, which removes it from the picklist but keeps it on existing records: Click Deactivate next to the value’s name. The value moves to the Inactive Values section.
What are inactive values in Salesforce?
Having inactive picklist values can be a result of an import or intentionally removing the value from the list of available values for future use. In certain cases, importing text fields can create numerous unwanted picklist fields.
What happens when you deactivate picklist values in Salesforce?
Deactivate a Custom Picklist value Then click Deactivate. The result will be that upon creating/updating a record, the deactivated value won’t show up as an available option for you to select. However, existing records that had this value prior to its deletion, will still show this value.
What happens to inactive values on a picklist?
Existing records containing a value when you set it to Inactive continue to contain the value. You can reactivate inactive values. This makes it a good alternative to deleting a value entirely. There is a limit on total combined active and inactive values. See Picklist Limitations.
Can a multi-select picklist be a controlling field?
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.
How to manage picklist values in Salesforce.com?
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.
How are picklist values stored in the database?
The page of Fields & Relationships identifies some fields, including some picklists, as indexed and you’re probably wondering what that means. An indexed field is stored in the database in a way that supports quick retrieval. This optimizes report generation, list views, and other requests…sometimes.