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description: Contact Roles define the role that a contact or person account plays in an account, case, contract, or opportunity.
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# Contact Role Fields

Contact Roles define the role that a contact or person account plays in an account, case, contract, or opportunity.

### 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: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
        <colgroup>
          <col>
          <col>
        </colgroup>
        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d72210e61">Field</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d72210e64">Description</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d72210e61 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Contact</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d72210e64 ">The name of the contact or person account. Select an existing contact or create a
              new one.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d72210e61 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Primary</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d72210e64 ">
              <p>When selected, identifies the person as the primary contact for the record.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">The
                <samp class="parmname">Primary</samp> option isn’t available for cases. Instead, the
                contact listed in the <samp class="parmname">Contact Name</samp> field on the case record is
                automatically the primary contact.
              </p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d72210e61 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Role</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d72210e64 ">The role of the contact for the record. Your administrator can customize the
              selections for this picklist.</td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

#### See Also

- [Contact Roles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.sales_core_contact_roles.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Contact roles specify the part that each contact plays in an account, case, contract, or opportunity. When you use contact roles, your sales team always knows who to contact and when.")