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Can I have a value default in a dependent pick list based on the controlling field selection (I only have 1 value in the dependent field). So can this be defaulted somehow?
Can I have a value default in a dependent pick list based on the controlling field selection (I only have 1 value in the dependent field). So can this be defaulted somehow?
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Log in to answerBest Answer · By JanBask Salesforce Expert
Answered on May 8, 2023
Go to the respective object page layout and make the dependent picklist Salesforce field as mandatory and save page layout.
Lightning Navigation: Setup --> Object manager --> Object --> Page layouts.While creating a record, select controlling field value then dependent field value will be auto updated. Refer to the below screenshot.
Note: Lightning, it works for new records.
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