Ursa Major Solar has a path on Case. The Company wants to require its users to follow the status values as they are on the path. Agents should be prohibited from preventing the case back to a…

A validation rule using PRIORVALUE() on the Status field compares the selected value against the record's prior status and triggers a blocking error message if an agent attempts to move the case backward, enforcing sequential path progression without requiring additional configuration.

Global Value Picklists standardize picklist values across multiple objects but do not enforce the order or directionality in which values can be selected.

Predefined field values set default entries when records are created or stages change but do not prevent users from manually selecting earlier status values.

Dependent picklists filter available values based on a controlling field but cannot restrict movement to previous values within the same picklist field.