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Difficulty: Very hardLead Lifecycle and Lead Conversion

A Salesforce administrator at a global telecommunications enterprise configures Lead Custom Field Mapping to transfer data from a custom Lead picklist field, Service_Region__c, to a custom Account picklist field, Account_Region__c, upon lead conversion. During user acceptance testing, a sales representative converts a Lead into an Account assigned to a specific custom Record Type named 'Enterprise Account'. The conversion succeeds without throwing a platform error, but the Account_Region__c field on the resulting Account record is left blank, even though the Lead record had a valid value selected for Service_Region__c prior to conversion. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

  1. The picklist value selected on the Lead is not configured as an available value for the 'Enterprise Account' Account Record Type.Answer
  2. B
    Custom Lead picklist field mappings require an identical target mapping on the Opportunity object to populate Account picklist fields.
  3. C
    The custom picklist conversion mapping failed because the default opportunity stage is missing from the user profile's active Sales Process.
  4. D
    The custom Lead picklist field was not added to the Lead Record Type page layout, preventing the value from being read during conversion.

Answer

The picklist value selected on the Lead is not configured as an available value for the 'Enterprise Account' Account Record Type.
When converting a Lead into an Account, Contact, or Opportunity that uses Record Types, Salesforce validates mapped picklist values against the allowed picklist values for the target record's Record Type. If the value populated on the Lead is not selected as an active picklist value for the target Record Type (in this case, 'Enterprise Account'), Salesforce clears the field value on the newly created or updated record rather than throwing an explicit system exception.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the lead conversion behavior and data outcome
Lead conversion completed without an error, but the custom mapped picklist field on the target Account record resulted in a blank value.
Understanding why the platform silently cleared the field value requires evaluating how Salesforce handles picklist value validation during record creation across Record Types.
2
Evaluate record type picklist assignment rules during lead conversion
Salesforce checks the available picklist values assigned to the target record's Record Type.
If a value passed from a source Lead picklist field is not enabled for the target Account Record Type, Salesforce automatically clears the field to prevent saving an invalid picklist value for that record type.
3
Identify the administrative resolution
Add the missing picklist value to the 'Enterprise Account' Record Type configuration for the Account_Region__c field.
Ensuring value alignment between Lead picklists and Account Record Type picklist definitions allows the mapped value to persist post-conversion.

Key Concept

Lead Conversion Field Mapping and Record Type Picklist Restrictions
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Topics

Lead Lifecycle and Lead Conversion

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