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SandrineSandrine 

making picklist required

Hello,

I have a picklist on a page, I want to make that field mandatory. I dont have option like Required like other fields.
Can i add any validation rule or any other method
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anand k 11anand k 11
Hi Sandrine,


You can do this from the page layout. Click the wrench when you highlight the field on the page layout and select the Required checkbox and save. 


You can also use a Validation Formula like this:
ISPICKVAL(PicklistFieldName, "")  

http://www.salesforce.com/customer-resources/learning-center/details/tip-sheets.jsp


Thanks
Anand

 

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anand k 11anand k 11
Hi Sandrine,


You can do this from the page layout. Click the wrench when you highlight the field on the page layout and select the Required checkbox and save. 


You can also use a Validation Formula like this:
ISPICKVAL(PicklistFieldName, "")  

http://www.salesforce.com/customer-resources/learning-center/details/tip-sheets.jsp


Thanks
Anand

 
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SandrineSandrine
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