How to Create a Dropdown Type Lead Field

1. Feature Overview

For lead fields that contain multiple options (such as course, product type, salary range, etc.), you can create dropdown type lead fields from which leads can select the option most relevant to them. The following dropdown types are available in LeadSquared –

  • Dropdown – A regular dropdown field that displays all the available options.
  • Searchable Dropdown – A dropdown that shows options based on the search words your leads enter.
  • Dropdown with Others – A dropdown field that includes the option “Others”.

Note:

  • When adding Dropdown fields, you can add up to 1,000 options directly. If you want to add more than 1,000 fields, choose Searchable Dropdown as the Show As option, and then import up to 100,000 options through the CSV import option.
  • When adding Dependent dropdown fields, you can add up to 1,000 parent options, and up to 5,000 child options (across all the parent fields).

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2. Prerequisite

You must be an Admin User of your LeadSquared account.

 

3. Create a Dropdown Field

  1. Navigate to Settings>Leads>Lead Fields, and click Create. 
  2. From the Data Input Type dropdown, select Dropdown.
  3. From the Show as dropdown, select Dropdown.
  4. Under Select Options, enter your options.
    • To set an option as default, click radio button icon.
    • To rearrange the order of the options, click Arrow to change the order of lead sources or Arrow to change the order of lead sources.
    • To remove an option, click .
  5. To add more options, click Add
  6. Once you’re done, click Save.

LeadSquared - Creating Dropdown Lead Field

 

4. Create a Searchable Dropdown

  1. Navigate to Settings>Leads>Lead Fields, and click Create. 
  2. From the Data Input Type dropdown, select Dropdown.
  3. From the Show as dropdown, select Searchable Dropdown.
  4. In the textbox displayed, enter your options in comma-separated format, or click Click here to import a CSV file of options*.
    • To set an option as default, click radio button icon.
    • To rearrange the order of the options, click Arrow to change the order of lead sources or Arrow to change the order of lead sources.
    • To remove an option, click .
  5. To add more options, click Add
  6. Once you’re done, click Save.
*Note: To create dropdown fields with more than 1lakh options/values, see Large Options Set.

LeadSquared - Creating Searchable Dropdown Lead Field

 

5. Create a Dropdown with Others

  1. Navigate to Settings>Leads>Lead Fields, and click Create. 
  2. From the Data Input Type dropdown, select Dropdown.
  3. From the Show as dropdown, select Dropdown with Others.
  4. Under Select Options, enter your options.
    • To set an option as default, click radio button icon.
    • To rearrange the order of the options, click Arrow to change the order of lead sources or Arrow to change the order of lead sources.
    • To remove an option, click .
  5. To add more options, click Add
  6. Once you’re done, click Save.

LeadSquared - Creating Dropdown with Others Lead Field

 

Any Questions?

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srivatsan
srivatsan
1 year ago

If i change a data type of a field from string -> number

Will the past entered data be in numbers or strings?

Last edited 1 year ago by srivatsan
Sri Sudhan
Admin
Reply to  srivatsan
1 year ago

Hi, Srivatsan. The past data will continue to remain as strings. We do not change the data type of existing data when the field data type is changed. Hope this helps.

srivatsan
srivatsan
Reply to  Sri Sudhan
1 year ago

yes thanks

Sri Sudhan
Admin
Reply to  srivatsan
1 year ago

Welcome! 🙂

Remya R
Remya R
1 year ago

Can we change the “show as” option from normal dropdown to “searchable dropdown” without affecting existing data?

Vir Singh
Admin
Reply to  Remya R
1 year ago

Hi Remya,
Your data will not be affected when you change the ‘show as’ option from normal to a searchable dropdown.