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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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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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