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The administrator at Cloud Kicks has a custom plckilst field on Lead, which Is missing on the Contact when leads are converted. Which two Items should the administrator do to make sure these values…

The correct answer is A. Map the pickilst field on the Lead to the Contact. D. Create a custom picklist field on Contact. To ensure a custom picklist field's value from a Lead carries over to a Contact upon conversion, the administrator must map the Lead field to an existing or newly created corresponding custom field on the Contact object.

Submitted by carlos_mx· Apr 18, 2026Sales and Marketing Applications

Question

The administrator at Cloud Kicks has a custom plckilst field on Lead, which Is missing on the Contact when leads are converted. Which two Items should the administrator do to make sure these values are populated? Choose 2 answers

Options

  • AMap the pickilst field on the Lead to the Contact.
  • BSet the pickilst field to be required on the Lead object.
  • CUpdate the picklist value with a validation rule.
  • DCreate a custom picklist field on Contact.

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    79% (19)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    13% (3)

Why each option

To ensure a custom picklist field's value from a Lead carries over to a Contact upon conversion, the administrator must map the Lead field to an existing or newly created corresponding custom field on the Contact object.

AMap the pickilst field on the Lead to the Contact.Correct

Lead field mapping directly links custom fields on the Lead object to compatible custom fields on the Account, Contact, or Opportunity objects, ensuring that data is transferred during lead conversion.

BSet the pickilst field to be required on the Lead object.

Setting the picklist field as required on the Lead ensures a value is entered, but it does not ensure that value is transferred to the Contact during conversion if mapping is not configured.

CUpdate the picklist value with a validation rule.

A validation rule can ensure data quality but does not facilitate the transfer of data from a Lead to a Contact during conversion; field mapping is required for that.

DCreate a custom picklist field on Contact.Correct

For a custom picklist field on the Lead to be converted and populated on the Contact, a corresponding custom picklist field with compatible values must exist on the Contact object to receive the mapped data.

Concept tested: Lead conversion field mapping

Source: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.customize_mapleads.htm&type=5

Topics

#Lead Conversion#Custom Fields#Field Mapping#Picklist Fields

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