How do I use global picklist in Salesforce?

How do I use global picklist in Salesforce?

  1. From Setup, enter Picklist in the Quick Find box, then select Picklist Value Sets.
  2. Next to Global Value Sets, click New.
  3. Enter a label for the global value set.
  4. To tell users what these values are for, enter a specific description of the global value set.
  5. Enter the values, one per line.

Where are global Picklists in Salesforce?

From the Home tab in Setup, enter Picklist in the Quick Find box and select Picklist Value Sets. Click New.

How do I change a picklist value to global picklist?

Go to Setup, type Picklist in the Quick Find box and select Picklist Value Sets to review the new Global Picklist. Click on your new Global Picklist Value Set.

When to use global value sets for picklist fields?

You should consider using global value sets for your picklist fields if: Note: we’re considering increasing this limit in a future release. Some use cases where you won’t want to use Global Value Sets include: Vladimir is a former engineer from the team that delivered Global Picklists.

When to use global picklists in Salesforce?

Global picklists will solve this problem for you and this feature is available right out of the box in the Winter ‘17 release. Let’s look at how you can create picklist value set and use it across multiple fields in your Salesforce instance today.

Where do I find global picklists in Lightning?

You can find the Picklist Value Sets section under Create in Classic UI, or under Objects and Fields in Lightning UI. Simply click new and fill all of the required fields. On the example below you can see the global value set I created for T-Shirt sizes in my org. Have you noticed something there?

Is it possible to retrieve all picklist values?

Can it be possible through API or any Apex Script. Unfortunately, picklist + record type information has very uneven coverage across Salesforce APIs. You can retrieve all picklist values without record type information using either Apex or the Tooling API (a single query, in the latter case).