Contacts to Multiple Accounts lets you associate
a single contact to multiple accounts through the Account Contact Relationship object. Your page
layout and field-level security settings determine which fields are visible and
editable.
Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning
Experience
Available in: Contact Manager, Group, Professional,
Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer
Editions
Field
Description
Account
The name of the company the contact is related to.
Active
Indicates whether the contact is actively involved with the company.
Contact
The name of the person that’s related to the account.
Direct
Indicates whether the account associated with the contact is the contact's primary
account. This read-only field is based on the Account Name field on the
contact record. For example, on the Acme account record, the Related Contacts related list
automatically includes all contacts that have Acme in the Account Name
field and marks them as direct contacts.
End Date
The date a relationship between a contact and account ended. Use with the
Start Date field to keep a history of the relationship.
Roles
The contact’s participating role in the account; for example, Buyer, Decision Maker,
or Evaluator. You can select multiple roles for a contact. Customize the roles in the
picklist by editing the field.
This field is separate from the Role field on Account
Contact Roles.
Start Date
The date a relationship between a contact and account began. Use with the
End Date field to keep a history of the relationship.
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