--- schema_version: "1" id: af5dd1c9270042be2e7d7789e5cee00185eba0dd88add88332a14834cc3d63a7 title: Enable Person Accounts for Commerce collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/commerce/264-0-0/commerce_enable_person_accounts.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.commerce_enable_person_accounts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 12e5a3a16d0ff17a885f4c3d72805229c9eff828591a5ad8c3f94d5d5f66b864 description: Person accounts are required for D2C stores, which use them to represent shoppers who visit the store and purchase products. Person accounts are optional for B2B stores, which typically use business accounts that include multiple buyers. You can either set up person accounts through the automated process from the Commerce Setup Assistant setup page or manually. This topic describes the steps to use to enable person accounts manually, without using Commerce Setup Assistant. products: - Commerce - B2B Commerce release: "264" --- # Enable Person Accounts for Commerce Person accounts are required for D2C stores, which use them to represent shoppers who visit the store and purchase products. Person accounts are optional for B2B stores, which typically use business accounts that include multiple buyers. You can either set up person accounts through the automated process from the Commerce Setup Assistant setup page or manually. This topic describes the steps to use to enable person accounts manually, without using Commerce Setup Assistant. ### Required Editions
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[Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_what_product.htm&language=en_US) If you’re configuring your Salesforce org by using Commerce Setup Assistant for the first time or reconfiguring, setting up person accounts is a simple and automated task. Here's a quick look at what is the difference between manual and automatic set up of person accounts. ![Person Accounts Manual Vs Automatic Set Up](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/comm/images/comm_personaccounts.png) In some cases, when you add D2C Commerce to an existing B2B and Salesforce Order Management implementation, Person Accounts is already enabled. If so, skip these steps. ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/images/icon_important.png) Important After Person Accounts is enabled, it can’t be disabled. We recommend that you create a sandbox to preview how Person Accounts affect your Salesforce org. 1. Create the Business Account record type. 1. Click ![Setup](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/resources-global/_corporate/images/gear.png) at the top of the page, and then select **Setup**. 2. In the Quick Find box, enter Object Manager, and then select **Account**. 3. Click **Record Types**. 4. Click **New**. 5. For Record Type Label, enter a name (for example, Business Account). You don’t have to use Business Account as the name. However, keep in mind that this record type is used for businesses, not shoppers. After you create a Business Account, you can associate it with multiple contacts (individual employees working for the business). 6. Click **Next**. 7. Select a page layout, and click **Save**. 2. Enable Person Accounts. 1. Click ![Setup](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/resources-global/_corporate/images/gear.png) at the top of the page, and then select **Setup**. 2. In the Quick Find box, enter Person Accounts and then select **Person Accounts**. 3. Go through the steps listed on the Setup page. 4. Turn on Person Accounts. 3. Verify that Person Accounts are enabled. 1. Click ![Setup](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/resources-global/_corporate/images/gear.png) at the top of the page, and then select **Setup**. 2. In the Quick Find box, enter Object Manager, and then select **Person Account**. 3. Click **Record Types**. 4. Verify that the Person Account record type is listed. ![Person Account page showing person account record type.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/comm/images/person_acct_verify.png) If you don’t see the Person Account record type, contact Salesforce Support. 4. Configure the System Administrator profile. The System Administrator profile requires access to the Business Account record type and the Person Account record type. 1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Profiles, and then select **Profiles**. 2. Click **System Administrator**. 3. Scroll down to Record Type Settings, and read the text next to Accounts. 4. Click **Edit**. 5. Make sure that Business Account and Person Account are in the Selected Record Types list on the right. 6. Under Default Record Type, select **Person Account** as the default. ![Record types for system admin.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-comm-264-0-0-production-enus/d863e308-482a-4dfa-8d20-2a94737d394a/comm/images/person_account_sys_admin.png) 7. Click **Save**. 5. To identify and match duplicate person accounts, activate the [standard person account matching](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.matching_rules_standard_person_account_rule.htm&type=5&language=en_US) and [duplicate rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.duplicate_rules_standard_person_account_rule.htm&type=5&language=en_US). If you’re using Commerce Setup Assistant to enable person accounts, the standard person account matching and duplicate rules are automatically activated. #### See Also - [Person Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.account_person.htm&type=5&language=en_US)