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Salesforce Trailhead: Dependent Picklists

Documents dependent picklists as a way to guide users, save UI space, improve data integrity, and filter one picklist's values based on a controlling picklist or checkbox value on the same record.

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Dependent fields Choose dependent fields when one answer controls another field's valid choices, requirement, editability, helper text, or validation. Users encounter the controlling field before the dependent field in reading and tab order. Salesforce supports dependent picklists based on controlling picklists or checkboxes to narrow valid values and improve data integrity.

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This source is treated as product-example evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.

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