# Multiple Dependencies on Same Two Fields **URL:** \ **Category:** Lead Capture Tools\ **Tags:** forms\ **Created:** [July 29, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519 "2019-07-29T16:59:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SullivanK](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sullivank/32/43030_2.png) [@SullivanK](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SullivanK)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519/1 "2019-07-29T16:59:36Z")
We are new to Hubspot and working on building our initial inquiry form. We ask a two-part question on our old form to drive prospective students to the correct major and I’m looking to duplicate this: 1. What area/department are you interested in? 2. What program/major are you interested in? What I’m looking to do is change the values that are visible in the field for question 2 depending on the answer to question 1. In all the scenarios, the same two fields will be used. Ex: \*If Department: “Business”, then Program options: MBA, Predictive Analytics, HR Management, etc. \*If Department: “Education”, then Program options: Master of Education, Master of Arts in Teaching \*If Department: “Nursing”, then Program options: Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science Nurse Practitioner, RN to BSN, etc. Essentially I’m looking to create a “Smart” form where I truncate the program fields to only show the eligible values based off the Department field; however, when I try and do multiple dependencies on the program field, it says it’s already in use. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Vallender](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/phil_vallender/32/48924_2.png) [@Phil\_Vallender](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Phil_Vallender)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519/2 "2019-07-29T19:03:44Z")
Hi @SullivanK Dependant form fields doesn’t support this quite the way you want. Your only option, currently, is to create multiple versions of the program/major question and display the right one depending on the answer to question 1. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![SullivanK](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sullivank/32/43030_2.png) [@SullivanK](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SullivanK)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519/3 "2019-07-30T20:45:25Z")
Thank you so much for your help; this makes sense! A follow-up: Since we integrate into Salesforce and “Program” is a single field in Salesforce, it seems the only way to update that field is to have a workflow that populates that field off of the most recent value from all of those other fields. Does this sound like a possibility? So you have Business Programs, Education Programs, Nursing Programs, and then a “Master Program” field and the master program field updates based off of the most recently filled in value from any of those fields.. and that master program integrates to Salesforce? ---
**Author:** ![MFrankJohnson](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mfrankjohnson/32/22490_2.png) [@MFrankJohnson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MFrankJohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519/4 "2019-07-30T20:53:15Z")
You’re welcome @SullivanK … Your plan sounds like it might work. Maybe a more experienced HS2SF admin will chime in. cc: @bradmin ---
**Author:** ![MFrankJohnson](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mfrankjohnson/32/22490_2.png) [@MFrankJohnson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MFrankJohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519/5 "2019-07-29T19:59:26Z")
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**Author:** ![bradmin](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/bradmin/32/56633_2.png) [@bradmin](https://community.hubspot.com/u/bradmin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/multiple-dependencies-on-same-two-fields/15519/6 "2019-07-30T21:54:52Z")
Thanks, @MFrankJohnson. @SullivanK, you may have some luck with HubSpot workflows and form edits. You may still want to tackle this from the Salesforce side. I haven’t checked about picklist dependencies recently. It used to be that you could set any value from any picklist; if the HubSpot contact contained an invalid set off values, a sync error occurred until you updated with appropriate values. Think of it as a fluffed-up validation error. A HubSpot-side solution requires automation external to the system that’s validating the data. If you can accomplish the same goals with logic and automation in Salesforce, you may have more flexibility.