Editing picklists

Note: We're updating our help center to reflect the new Redwood experience. During the transition, some content reflects the previous version of the UI.

The changes you make to a saved picklist are reflected in any existing forms that use the picklist.

To edit a picklist:

  1. Click Settings An image of the Settings menu icon, which is represented by a black cog..

  2. Click Manage Picklists in the Database Setup area.

  3. Locate the picklist you wish to edit on the left panel, then click the name. Alternatively, click An image of the drop-down button. next to the picklist name, then click Edit Picklist.

    An image of a drop-down menu with Edit Picklist highlighted.

    The picklist then opens in the configuration window.

    An image of the Picklist Value Choices window.

  4. Make edits as needed. See creating picklists for information on directly creating or removing picklist values.

    You also have additional options for modifying and importing picklist values: add commonly used picklist values, upload picklist values from a local file, copy values from any currently existing picklist, and export values to a local CSV file.

    An image of the Picklist drop-down menu.

  5. Click Save and Close when you are done.

The picklist is modified.

If you would like to create picklists using a currently existing one as a basic template, use the copy function, and make any edits to those copies. This method allows you to reuse a picklist across multiple forms which may require slight modifications for differing forms.

You have a number of additional option for modifying and copying picklist values

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Picklists