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Remove a Picklist Value
Remove or replace custom picklist values to update the records that have the picklist field.
You have several ways to remove existing picklist field values. For picklist values that are part of a global picklist value set, the steps are a little different. When you remove a picklist value, you can also replace the value in records with another value. For more information on replacing an existing value, see Replace a Picklist Value. These steps remove existing values.
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Go to the picklist.
- For a global picklist value set: From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter picklist, and then select Picklist Value Sets.
- For a picklist on an object, go to the object’s fields area. For example, for an Account picklist: From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Account, and then under Accounts, select Fields.
- Click the picklist name.
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To remove a value from the picklist, click Del next to
the value’s name.
Decide whether to replace the value or leave it blank. If you replace the value with a blank value, existing records don’t display the value. To keep the value on existing records, select Deactivate instead of Del.
A picklist must have at least one active value. If you have one value in a picklist, there’s no option to delete that value.
Keep these considerations in mind when you replace a picklist value.
- For orgs using record types, include some or all values from the master picklist in different record types to offer a subset of values to users based on their profile.
- Some special picklists, such as opportunity Stage, Task Priority, Task Status, Lead Status, and Case Status, prompt you to map the deleted value to another existing value in all your org’s records. You can map the values or leave your existing data unchanged.
- Using the option to replace a picklist value while deleting the current value doesn’t trigger workflow rules.
