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Turn On Sales Account Research
To use generative AI for external company research directly within Salesforce, turn on and configure Account Research.
Required Editions
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions with the Agentforce for Sales or Industry add-on license or included in Agentforce 1 Sales Edition. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To set up Sales Cloud Einstein: | Customize Application AND Modify All Data |
| To turn on Data 360 | Data Cloud Architect Permission Set |
| To turn on Account Research: | Customize Application OR Modify All Data |
| To edit prompt templates and manage research topics: | Manage Prompt Template AND Data Cloud Architect Permission Set |
| To view, edit, and conduct account research: | Research Records |
| To view research by other users: | Read on Account |
Before you can use Account Research, Set up Einstein Generative AI. To get the most out of Account Research, Turn on Sales Account Plans.
- From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Account Research, and then select Account Research.
- Turn on Data Cloud.
- Turn on Account Research.
- Add the Record Research standard component to the Lightning record pages of the Account object.
- From the Object Manager, select Account and then select Lightning Record Pages.
- Select the name of the record page you want to add the component to, and then click Edit.
- Drag the Record Research component from the list of components onto the canvas.
- Save and activate your page.
- If you use account plans, repeat Step 4 for the Account Plan object.
- To give sales team members the ability to research accounts and view the results, assign them the Research Records permission set.
- From the Account Research Settings page in Setup, select Go to Permission Sets.
- In the permission set toolbar, click Manage Assignments and then Add Assignments.
- Select the checkboxes next to the names of the users you want assigned to the permission set, and then click Assign.
For a personalized experience, customize your record research prompt templates.
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