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description: Provide a link to the account hierarchy on account records so sales reps can view relationships between parent accounts and their subsidiaries.
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# Set Up Account Hierarchy in Salesforce Classic

Provide a link to the account hierarchy on account records so sales reps can view relationships between parent accounts and their subsidiaries.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d18175e56 ">To view account hierarchies:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d18175e56 ">Read on accounts</td>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d18175e56 ">To create account hierarchies:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d18175e56 ">Edit on accounts</td>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d18175e56 ">To add, edit or delete hierarchy columns:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d18175e56 ">Modify All Data</td>
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Account hierarchies display accounts related via the Parent Account field. To maintain a complete account hierarchy, enter an account in the Parent Account field for every account except the one at the top of the hierarchy.

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Account Settings and then click **Account Settings**.
2. Select **Show View Hierarchy link on account pages in Salesforce Classic**.
    
    Whenever an account is related to another account via the Parent Account field, the account detail page includes a **View Hierarchy** link.

#### See Also

- [Considerations for Using Account Hierarchy](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.account_parent.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "All hierarchies display accounts related via the Parent Account field. Keep these considerations in mind when you create account hierarchies.")