Local Name Fields
Local name fields are additional standard text fields that allow you to define original or translated text for certain fields on Account, Contact, and Lead objects. For example, you can define local name fields for a contact so that their name appears in a language appropriate for their locale.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic. |
| Available in: All Editions except Database.com |
Your users can use local name fields in addition to the other name fields to filter, search for, and categorize records, and to build reports. Local name fields are included in search results.
The following local name fields are available for the Account, Contact, and Lead objects.
| Object | Local Name Field |
|---|---|
| Account | Account Name (local) |
| Contact | First Name (local) |
| Contact | Last Name (local) |
| Lead | Company Name (local) |
| Lead | First Name (local) |
| Lead | Last Name (local) |
For example, you can define local name fields for a contact in Japan named Yukiko Nakamura:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| First Name | Yukiko |
| First Name (Local) | 由紀子 |
| Last Name | Nakamura |
| Last Name (Local) | 中村 |
- Standard reports display the value from the standard name field. So if First Name (Local) is empty, the value for First Name is displayed.
- Custom reports display an empty value. So if First Name (Local) is empty, the field is displayed empty.
Enable Local Name Fields
If you don’t see local name fields for accounts, contacts, and leads in your org, have your system administrator log a case with Salesforce Support. Include the following information:
- A business reason for the request
- Your organization ID
Then add your desired local name fields to page layouts and make them visible to appropriate user profiles.
- Add Local Name Fields to a Page Layout in Salesforce Classic
By default, local name fields don’t appear in page layouts for accounts, contacts, or leads. To see a local name field on one of these pages, add it to the page layout and then make it visible using Field-Level Security settings. - Add Local Name Fields to a Page Layout in Lightning Experience
By default, local name fields don’t appear in page layouts for accounts, contacts, or leads. To see a local name field on one of these pages, add it to the page layout and then make it visible using Field-Level Security settings.
