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description: The account contact relationship associates an alumni record with the original employee record. The relationship helps you easily access the alumni record's parent record to see the employee details.
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# Set Up an Account Contact Relationship

The account contact relationship associates an alumni record with the original employee record. The relationship helps you easily access the alumni record's parent record to see the employee details.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">To enable Contact to Multiple Accounts:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">Customize Application</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">To view page layouts:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">View Setup and Configuration</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">To edit page layouts:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">Customize Application</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">To edit users:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">Manage Internal Users</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">To change picklists:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">Customize Application</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">To create page layouts:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d154351e55 ">Customize Application</td>

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1. Specify the default account behavior for your org.
    
    See [Enable Contacts to Multiple Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.shared_contacts_set_up.htm&language=en_US).
2. Add a new picklist value to the Roles field, and name the value Alumni.
    
    See [Add or Edit Picklist Values](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.updating_picklists.htm&language=en_US).
3. Add Related Contacts to the Related Lists section of the Person Account page layout.
    
    See [Customize Page Layouts with the Enhanced Page Layout Editor](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_customize_ple.htm&language=en_US).