When specifying a menu field value, such as state, in the New Contact search window, why is this value not carrying over into the newly created contact?

Environment: 

Oracle Service Cloud, All versions

Resolution:

By design, only string field filter values specified in the Contact Search dialog are pre-populated when a new Contact is created. Menu fields are not carried over.

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