GlobalPicklistValue | Metadata API Developer Guide

File Suffix and Directory Location

GlobalPicklistValue components have the suffix .globalPicklistValue and are stored in the globalPicklistValues folder.

Version

GlobalPicklistValue components are available in API version 37.0 and later.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Description
color	string	The color assigned to the picklist value when it’s used in charts on reports and dashboards. The color is in hexadecimal format; for example, #FF6600. If a color is not specified, it’s assigned dynamically upon chart generation.
default	boolean	Required. Indicates whether this value is the default selection for the global picklist and the custom picklists that share its picklist value set. This field is set to `true` by default.
description	string	The global picklist value’s description. It’s useful to include a description for a global picklist value so the reason for creating it can be tracked. Limit: 255 characters.
isActive	boolean	Indicates whether this value is currently active or inactive. The default value is `true`. Users can select only active values from a picklist. An API retrieve operation for global picklist values returns all active and inactive values in the picklist. (Meanwhile, retrieving the values of a non-global, unrestricted picklist returns only the active values.)

PicklistValue

This metadata type defines a value in the picklist and specifies whether this value is the default value. This type extends the GlobalPicklistValue metadata type and inherits all its fields. In API version 36.0 and earlier, PicklistValue extends the Metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

Note the following when working with picklist values:

When you retrieve a standard object, all picklist values are retrieved, not just the customized picklist values.
When you deploy changes to standard picklist fields, picklist values are added as needed.
To deactivate a global picklist value, you can invoke an update() call on GlobalPicklist with the value omitted, or with the value’s isActive field set to false. Or, you can invoke an update() call directly on GlobalPicklistValue with the isActive field set to false.
If picklist values are missing from a component definition, they get deactivated when deployed. Deactivation occurs for picklist values of both standard and custom fields.

Field Name	Field Type	Description
allowEmail	boolean	Indicates whether this value lets users email a quote PDF (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the Status field in quotes. This field is available in API version 18.0 and later.
closed	boolean	Indicates whether this value is associated with a closed status (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Status field in cases and tasks. This field is available in API version 16.0 and up to version 36.0. In version 37.0, this field is in GlobalPicklistValue.
color	string	Indicates the color assigned to the picklist value when used in charts on reports and dashboards. The color is in hexadecimal format; for example, #FF6600. If a color is not specified, it is assigned dynamically on chart generation. This field is available in API version 17.0 and later. In version 37.0 and later, this field is in GlobalPicklistValue.
controllingFieldValues	string[]	A list of values in the controlling field that are linked to this picklist value. The controlling field can be a checkbox or a picklist. This field is available in API version 14.0 and later. The values in the list depend on the field type: `Checkbox`: `checked` or `unchecked`. `Picklist`: The fullName of the picklist value in the controlling field.
converted	boolean	Indicates whether this value is associated with a converted status (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is relevant for only the standard Lead Status field in leads. Your organization can set its own guidelines for determining when a lead is qualified, but typically, you want to convert a lead as soon as it becomes a real opportunity that you want to forecast. For more information, see “Convert Qualified Leads” in the Salesforce online help. This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.
cssExposed	boolean	Indicates whether this value is available in your Self-Service Portal (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Case Reason field in cases. Self-Service provides an online support channel for your customers - allowing them to resolve their inquiries without contacting a customer service representative. For more information about Self-Service, see “Setting Up Self-Service” in the Salesforce online help. Starting with Spring ’12, the Self-Service portal isn’t available for new orgs. Existing orgs continue to have access to the Self-Service portal. Note This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.
default	boolean	Required. Indicates whether this value is the default picklist value in the specified picklist (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is available in API version 36.0 and earlier. In version 37.0 and later, this field is in GlobalPicklistValue.
description	string	Description of a custom picklist value. This field is only relevant for the standard Stage field in opportunities. It is useful to include a description for a customized picklist value so that the historical reason for creating it can be tracked. This field is available in API version 16.0 and up to version 36.0. In version 37.0 and later, this field is in GlobalPicklistValue.
forecastCategory	ForecastCategories (enumeration of type string)	Indicates whether this value is associated with a forecast category (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Stage field in opportunities. For more information about forecast categories, including the valid string values listed below, see “ Working with Forecast Categories ” in the Salesforce online help. Omitted Pipeline BestCase Forecast Closed This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.
fullName	string	The name used as a unique identifier for API access. The fullName can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters. It must be unique, begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. This field is inherited from the Metadata component.
highPriority	boolean	Indicates whether this value is a high priority item (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Priority field in tasks. For more information about tasks, see “Considerations for Using Tasks” in the Salesforce online help. This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.
probability	int	Indicates whether this value is a probability percentage (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Stage field in opportunities. This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.
reverseRole	string	A picklist value corresponding to a reverse role name for a partner. If the role is “subcontractor”, then the reverse role might be “general contractor”. Assigning a partner role to an account in Salesforce creates a reverse partner relationship so that both accounts list the other as a partner. This field is only relevant for partner roles. For more information, see “Partner Fields” in the Salesforce online help. This field is available in API version 18.0 and later.
reviewed	boolean	Indicates whether this value is associated with a reviewed status (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Status field in solutions. For more information about opportunities, see “Creating Solutions” in the Salesforce online help. This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.
won	boolean	Indicates whether this value is associated with a closed or won status (`true`), or not (`false`). This field is only relevant for the standard Stage field in opportunities. This field is available in API version 16.0 and later.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

For an example of a GlobalPicklist component with a package.xml that references it, see GlobalPicklist