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description: Your page layout and field-level security settings determine which contact fields are visible and editable.
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# Contact Fields

Your page layout and field-level security settings determine which contact fields are visible and editable.

### 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: all editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
        <colgroup>
          <col style="width:50%">
          <col style="width:50%">
        </colgroup>
        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d66144e60">Field</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d66144e63">Description</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__AccountName"><a name="contacts_fields__AccountName"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Account Name</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__AccountNameDef"><a name="contacts_fields__AccountNameDef"><!-- --></a>The account that the contact is linked to. Enter the account
                name, select the account from a list, or create an account. Private contacts don’t
                have an account.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Allow Customer Portal Self-Registration</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">If you allow access to a customer portal, when selected, allows contacts to self-register for it.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__AssistantField"><a name="contacts_fields__AssistantField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Assistant</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__AssistantFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__AssistantFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The contact’s assistant. Maximum 40
                characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__AsstPhoneField"><a name="contacts_fields__AsstPhoneField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Asst. Phone</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__AsstPhoneFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__AsstPhoneFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The assistant’s phone number. Maximum 40
                characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__BirthdateField"><a name="contacts_fields__BirthdateField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Birthdate</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__BirthdateFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__BirthdateFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The contact’s birthday. Click the field, and then
                choose a date from the calendar.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Contact Currency</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The default currency for all currency amount fields in the contact. Amounts are
              displayed in the contact currency and converted to the user’s personal
              currency. Available when multiple currencies are used.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Contact Division</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <p>The division that the contact belongs to. This value is inherited from the
                related account.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available when divisions are used to segment data.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Contact Owner</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s assigned owner. Not available in Personal Edition.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Contact Record Type</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The name of the field that determines what picklist values are available for the
              record. Available in Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, Performance, and Developer
              Editions.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Created By</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The user who created the contact. Includes creation date and time. Read
              only.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Custom Links</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">A list of custom links for contacts, as set up by your administrator.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__DepartmentField"><a name="contacts_fields__DepartmentField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Department</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__DepartmentFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__DepartmentFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The associated business or organizational unit.
                Maximum 80 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Description</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s description. Maximum 32 KB of data. The first 255 characters appear
              in reports.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__EmailField"><a name="contacts_fields__EmailField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Email</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <p>
                <span id="contacts_fields__EmailFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__EmailFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The contact’s email address. A valid email address is
                  required. Maximum 80 characters.</span>
              </p>
              <p>Click the email address in this field to
                send an email using your personal email application. This action isn’t logged as an
                activity on the contact record.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If the <span id="contacts_fields__GmailButtonsLinksTitle"><a name="contacts_fields__GmailButtonsLinksTitle"><!-- --></a>Gmail
                  Buttons and Links</span> feature is enabled, click the Gmail link next to the field
                to send an email from your Gmail account.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Email Opt Out</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__EmailOptOutFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__EmailOptOutFieldDef"><!-- --></a>Whether the contact wants to receive email (<code>false</code>) or not (<code>true</code>).</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">Engagement History</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">A chart showing the contact's inbound and outbound engagements for the last 30
              days. Available with Sales Engagement.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Fax</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s fax number. Maximum 40 characters. On the Contact object, the API
              label for this field is <code>Business Fax</code>.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">First Name</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s first name, as displayed on the contact edit page. Maximum 40
              characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">First Name (Local)</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s first name, translated into the local language.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Gender Identity</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact's personal and self-identified experience of their gender, which may
              or may not correspond to the contact's designated sex at birth.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__HomePhoneField"><a name="contacts_fields__HomePhoneField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Home Phone</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__HomePhoneFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__HomePhoneFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The contact’s home phone number. Maximum 40
                characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Last Modified By</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The user who last changed the contact fields, including modification date and
              time. This field doesn’t track changes that were made to any of the related list items
              on the contact. Read only.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Last Name</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s last name as displayed on the contact edit page. Maximum 80
              characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Last Name (Local)</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s last name, translated into the local language.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__LeadSourceField"><a name="contacts_fields__LeadSourceField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Lead Source</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__LeadSourceFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__LeadSourceFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The record source: for example, Advertisement,
                Partner, or Web. The entry is selected from a picklist of available values, which
                the administrator sets. Maximum 40 characters for each picklist value.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MailingCityField"><a name="contacts_fields__MailingCityField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Mailing City</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MailingCityFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__MailingCityFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The city in the mailing address. Maximum 40
                characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Mailing Country</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The country in the mailing address. Maximum 80 characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Mailing State/Province</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The state or province in the mailing address. Maximum 80 characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MailingAddressField"><a name="contacts_fields__MailingAddressField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Mailing Street</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MailingAddressFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__MailingAddressFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The street in the mailing address. Maximum 255
                characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MailingZipField"><a name="contacts_fields__MailingZipField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Mailing Zip/Postal
                  Code</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MailingZiipFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__MailingZiipFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The zip or postal code in the mailing address.
                Maximum 20 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Middle Name</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <p>The contact’s middle name, as displayed on the contact edit page. Maximum 40 characters.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">To enable this field, from Setup, enter <kbd>User Interface</kbd> in the <samp class="parmname">Quick Find</samp> box, then select <strong class="uicontrol">User Interface</strong>. Then select <samp class="parmname">Enable Middle Names for Person Names</samp>.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Middle Name (Local)</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <p>The contact’s middle name, translated into the local language.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">To enable this field, from Setup, enter <kbd>User Interface</kbd> in the <samp class="parmname">Quick Find</samp> box, then select <strong class="uicontrol">User Interface</strong>. Then select <samp class="parmname">Enable Middle Names for Person Names</samp>.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MobileField"><a name="contacts_fields__MobileField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Mobile</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__MobileFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__MobileFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The contact’s mobile phone number. Maximum 40 characters.
                The API field name on the Contact object is <code>MobilePhone</code>.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Name</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s combined first name, middle name, last name, and suffix, as
              displayed on the contact detail page.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherCityField"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherCityField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Other City</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherCityFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherCityFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The city in another address for the contact. Maximum
                40 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Other Country</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The country in another address for the contact. The entry is selected from a
              picklist of standard values or entered as text. If the field is a text field, maximum
              80 characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Other State/Province</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The state or province in another address for the contact. The entry is selected
              from a picklist of standard values or entered as text. If the field is a text field,
              maximum 80 characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherAddressField"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherAddressField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Other Street</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherAddressFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherAddressFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The street address in another address for the
                contact. Maximum 255 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherZipField"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherZipField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Other Zip/Postal Code</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherZipFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherZipFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The zip or postal code in another address for the
                contact. Maximum 20 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherPhoneField"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherPhoneField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Other Phone</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__OtherPhoneFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__OtherPhoneFieldDef"><!-- --></a>Another phone number for the contact. Maximum 40
                characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname" id="contacts_fields__PhoneField"><a name="contacts_fields__PhoneField"><!-- --></a>Phone</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__PhoneFieldName"><a name="contacts_fields__PhoneFieldName"><!-- --></a>The contact’s primary phone number. Maximum 40
                characters. On the Contact object, the API label for this field is <code>Business Phone</code>.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Pronouns</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The contact’s personal pronouns, reflecting their gender identity. The entry is
              selected from a picklist of available values, which the administrator sets. Maximum 40
              characters.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Reports To</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The name of the contact’s manager. Enter a contact name, or select a
              contact from the list.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__SalutationField"><a name="contacts_fields__SalutationField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Salutation</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__SalutationFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__SalutationFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The title for addressing the contact, for example,
                Mr., Ms., or Dr. The entry is selected from a picklist of available values, which
                the administrator sets. Maximum 40 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Suffix</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <p>The suffix in the contact’s name, as displayed on the contact edit page. Maximum 40 characters.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">To enable this field, from Setup, enter <kbd>User Interface</kbd> in the <samp class="parmname">Quick Find</samp> box, then select <strong class="uicontrol">User Interface</strong>. Then select <samp class="parmname">Enable Middle Names for Person Names</samp>.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__TitleField"><a name="contacts_fields__TitleField"><!-- --></a>
                <samp class="parmname">Title</samp>
              </span>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <span id="contacts_fields__TitleFieldDef"><a name="contacts_fields__TitleFieldDef"><!-- --></a>The contact’s position within the organization. Maximum
                128 characters.</span>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Total Cadences</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">The number of Sales Engagement cadences the contact is assigned to. This field is
              only available in list views.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Field" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e60 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Username</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d66144e63 ">
              <p>For Self-Service contacts only. The <samp class="parmname">Username</samp> defaults to the
                <samp class="parmname">Email</samp>. Contacts enter their usernames when logging in to the
                Self-Service portal.
              </p>
              <div class="slds-box slds-box_x-small slds-theme_shade slds-m-top_medium slds-m-bottom_medium">
                <div class="slds-media slds-media_responsive">
                  <div class="slds-media__figure"><span class="slds-icon_container slds-icon_container_circle slds-icon-note-note"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_core-264-0-0-production-enus/3c339c40-ca6c-49ba-9c6e-684be7a55f80/images/icon_note.png" alt="Note"></span></div>
                  <div class="slds-media__body" style="padding-top:.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;"><span class="slds-text-title_caps">Note</span> Starting with Spring ’12, the Self-Service portal
                    isn’t available for new Salesforce orgs. Existing orgs continue to have
                    access to the Self-Service portal.</div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </td>

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

#### See Also

- [Considerations for Creating Contacts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.contacts_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before you create contacts, consider a few key points.")
- [Considerations for Changing the Account for Contacts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.contacts_details.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Consider key points before changing the account that’s associated with a contact.")