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Enable 'Local Name' fields

Date de publication: Apr 22, 2026
Description

Local Name fields allow organizations to store translated or localized versions of standard name fields, which is essential for multinational companies that need to display names in multiple languages or scripts. For example, a Japanese employee might have their name stored in both Latin characters and Japanese characters, or a Chinese customer might need their name in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

This feature exposes additional field options that allow a translated version of text fields to be manually defined. This feature is useful for global organizations operating across multiple regions and languages.

 

Available Editions:

Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer

 

How to Activate:

Submit an activation request with Salesforce Support

 

Prerequisites:

Review the Salesforce documentation on Local Name fields before submitting a support request.

Résolution

Local Name fields must be explicitly activated by Salesforce Support before they are available in your organization.

Requesting Activation:

If you've reviewed all relevant documentation and still need assistance with activating this feature, please have a System Administrator create an activation request with Support.

Post Activation Steps:

Once activated, a System Administrator must add Local Name fields to the appropriate page layouts and configure Field-Level Security to make them visible.

To add a local name field to a page layout:

  1. From Setup, select Object Manager.
  2. Select the object with the local name field.
  3. Select Page Layout and click the page layout to edit it.
  4. Drag the local name field to the record section.
  5. Click Save.

To make the local name field visible:

  1. From Setup, select Home, then Security, and then select Field Accessibility.
  2. Select the object with the local name field.
  3. Select View By Fields.
  4. Select the local name field and make it visible to your desired profiles.
  5. Click Save.


Feature Notes

When viewed from a report, empty local name fields display different values depending on whether the report is standard or custom. If the local name field is empty:

  • Once enabled, these fields may not be visible by default. Administrators will need to ensure the fields are added to a Page Layout and made visible via Field Level Security. 
  • 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.
  • 'Local Names' is not supported for Scratch Organizations and cannot be enabled manually by Support for those environments.
     
Numéro d’article de la base de connaissances

000386837

 
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