1. Go to the fields area of the object you want to create a picklist field for.
2. In the custom fields related list, click New.
3. Select Picklist or Picklist (Multi-Select), and then click Next.
4. Enter a label for the picklist field.
5. To use the values from an existing global picklist, select Use global picklistvalue set. To use values that you create specifically for this picklist, selectEnter values for the picklist, with each value separated by a new line.Tip Provide feedback and suggestions for global picklists in the Global, Restricted Custom Picklists group in the Salesforce Trailblazer Community.
6. If you didn’t use a global picklist value set, enter picklist values.Put each value on a separate line. Values can be up to 255 characters long.
7. Optionally, sort the values alphabetically or use the first value in the list as the default value, or both.If you select both options, Salesforce alphabetizes the entries and then sets the first alphabetized value as the default.Note Don’t assign default values to fields that are both required andunique, because uniqueness errors can result. See Default Field Values.You can use a formula to assign a default value dynamically. For example, you can assign avalue based on the current user. The following formula sets an Opportunity priority to Highfor all users in the Fast Response Sales profile. Other users see the default listed in theValues set.IF($Profile.Name = "Fast Response Sales", "High", "")For picklists, a valid formula result is either a constant or the API name of an entry in the Values list. The formula result has higher precedence than the default assigned in the Values list. If the formula doesn’t generate a valid result, the default assigned in the Values list is entered in the field. If a default is not assigned to the Values list, no value is entered in the picklist field.
8. Choose whether to restrict this picklist’s values to an admin-approved list. SelectingRestrict picklist to the values defined in the value set prevents users from loading unapproved values through the API.
9. If you’re creating a multi-select picklist, enter how many values you want displayed at a time on edit pages. The number of values determines the box height.
10. Enter description or help text if desired, and then click Next.
11. Set field-level security for the picklist field, and then click Next.
12. Choose the page layouts on which to include the picklist field.
13. Click Save.