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Contact Fields
Your page layout and field-level security settings determine which contact fields are visible and editable. Here are the most common contact fields used to relate contacts to a patient.
Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience Available in: Enterprise and Unlimited Editions with Health Cloud |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Account Name | The account that the contact is linked to. Enter the account name, select the account from a list, or create an account. |
| Assistant | The assistant’s name, up to 40 characters. |
| Asst. Phone | Phone number of the assistant. |
| Birthdate | The contact’s birthday. Click the field, and then choose a date from the calendar. |
| Contact Owner | The contact’s assigned owner. Not available in Personal Edition. |
| Contact Record Type | The name of the field that determines which picklist values are available for the record. |
| Created By | The user who created the contact. Includes creation date and time. Read only. |
| Department | The associated business or organizational unit, up to 80 characters. |
| Description | The contact’s description. Maximum 32 KB of data. The first 255 characters appear in reports. |
| The contact’s email address, up to 80 characters. A valid email address is required. | |
| Fax | The contact’s fax number, up to 40 characters. |
| First Name | The contact’s first name as displayed on the contact edit page, up to 40 characters. |
| Gender | The contact’s gender. |
| Home Phone | The contact’s home phone number, up to 40 characters. |
| Individual Type | Record type assigned to the individual. |
| Last Modified By | The user who last changed the contact fields, including modification date and time. This field doesn’t track changes that were made to the related list items on the contact. Read only. |
| Last Name | The contact’s last name as displayed on the contact edit page, up to 80 characters. |
| Lead Source | The record source, for example, Advertisement, Partner, or Web. The entry is selected from a picklist of available values, which the administrator sets. Maximum 40 characters for each picklist value. |
| Mailing City | The city in the mailing address, up to 40 characters. |
| Mailing Country | The country in the mailing address, up to 80 characters. |
| Mailing State | The state or province in the mailing address, up to 80 characters. |
| Mailing Street | The street in the mailing address, up to 255 characters. |
| Mailing Zip/Postal Code | The zip or postal code in the mailing address, up to 20 characters. |
| Mobile | The contact’s mobile phone number, up to 40 characters. |
| Medical Record Number | The medical record number used to identify a patient. |
| Other City | The city in another address for the contact, up to 40 characters. |
| Other Country | The country in another address for the contact. The entry is selected from a picklist of standard values or entered as text. If the field is a text field, the maximum is 80 characters. |
| Other State | The state or province in another address for the contact. The entry is selected from a picklist of standard values or entered as text. If the field is a text field, the maximum is 80 characters. |
| Other Street | The street name in another address for the contact, up to 255 characters. |
| Other Zip/Postal Code | The zip or postal code in another address for the contact, up to 20 characters. |
| Other Phone | Another phone number for the contact, up to 40 characters. |
| Phone | The contact’s primary phone number, up to 40 characters. |
| Reports To | The name of the contact’s manager. Enter a contact name, or select a contact from the list. |
| Salutation | The title for addressing the contact, for example, Mr., Ms., or Dr. The entry is selected from a picklist of available values, determined by the administrator. Maximum 40 characters. |
| Source System | The system that created the record and owns update rights to it. |
| Source System ID | The ID of an external record. |
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