How to create a custom picklist for the Account object and use it in Flow

It can be achieved by creating a custom picklist field on desired object to maintain and use the consistent values

Assumptions:

• Standard Account object is used for example purpose
• Few Counties in Georgia are used to be populated via Flow

Steps to follow:

Create a new Custom field on Account Object

1. Go to Setup > Object Manager > Account > Fields & Relationships > Click on New on top right corner

      2. Select Picklist as Data Type

     3. Enter the Field Label, select the option Enter values, with each value separated by a new line option and enter the Field Name as County. Click Next

       4. Click on Next on rest of the step until we see the Save button and click on it to finish the field setup

Use Case 1: Display List of Counties in Screen Flow

1. Open your existing Screen Flow or create a new one by navigating to the Setup > Home > Type Flows in Quick Find and click on Flows > click on New Flow on top right corner 

      b. Select Screen Flow 

     c. Add new Screen element or Open existing one > drag/drop Picklist to the Screen

     d. Give any preferred Label. We will use County for our use case

       e. Scroll-down in properties and select New Choice Resource in Choice

Note : Please ignore the component error as it will be resolved once Choice option is set

       f. Click on Picklist Choice Set

        g. Enter API Name, and select rest of the option as shown in screenshot below to configure Choice option

         h. We should be able to see the fully configured Picklist with Counties. Click on Debug on top right corner to see it in action

Use case 2: Populate County on Account using Record-Triggered Flow

       a. Open existing or create new Record-Triggered Flow using same navigation as shown in Step a of Use Case 1. Add Assignment element and configure as shown in the screenshot to populate the County

Note: We can either use Fast Field Update to populate or use Actions and Related Records option to update the assigned County on the Account

       b. Save and Activate the Flow to see it in action

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Written by: Ruchit Patel | Forum Ambassador 
Ruchit is an Application Architect with 12 x Salesforce Certified and has been working in the Salesforce ecosystem for more than 7.5 years. His core expertise lies in Apex, Lightning, and solution design, with a strong passion for tackling new challenges. He is an absolute learner who always strives for growth and believes in giving back to the Trailblazer Community by helping answer questions.

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