Creating a Dropdown

Overview

Creating a dropdown takes three steps: choose a source text property, curate the values you want to include, and name the new dropdown property. The result is a clean enumeration property in HubSpot that your team can use in forms, workflows, and filters.

Step 1 – Select

Open Dynamic Dropdowns from your HubSpot app menu and click Create New Dropdown.
    Choose an source object type — select Contacts, Companies, Deals, or Tickets
    Choose a source property — pick the text property you want to convert
    Choose a target object type - where you'd like to store the dropdown (can be same as source object)
The source property is the text field whose existing values will be used to build the dropdown. You can create the dropdown on the same object type or a different one.

Step 2 – Curate Values

After selecting a source, the app scans up to 10,000 records to discover the values your team has actually entered.
Auto-scan results:
  • All discovered values are listed for review
  • Duplicate variants (e.g., "Calif." / "CALIF" / "calif") are automatically collapsed into a single normalized option
  • Values are shown with their record count so you can judge relevance
Managing values:
  • Remove values you don't want in the dropdown (typos, test entries, legacy data)
  • Add values manually that aren't in your existing data but should be available
  • Reorder values to control how they appear in the dropdown
Take time here — the values you include become the fixed options your team will choose from.

Step 3 – Name & Create

    Name the dropdown — enter a display name for the new property (e.g., "Region")
    Review the final list of values
    Click Create in HubSpot
The app creates the property immediately via the HubSpot API.

What Happens Next

Once created, the new dropdown property:
  • Appears in HubSpot under the daeda_tech_dynamic_dropdowns property group
  • Is named with a dd_ prefix followed by a slug of your chosen name (e.g., dd_region)
  • Is available immediately for use in workflows, filters, and views
  • Can be found in the property settings of the relevant object type
Your original text property is untouched. You can continue using it, migrate data into the dropdown property, or deprecate it — that choice is yours.

Getting Help

If you have questions or need assistance:
  • Email:  support@daeda.tech