Contact Role

The contact role object stores information on the different roles that a contact can hold within an account or opportunity.

Note: This topic covers both the account contact role and opportunity contact role child objects. The Parent Object column in the tables in this topic indicates to which objects the information is applicable.

Parent Objects

Account, Opportunity

Fields

The following table details the required and read-only fields for the contact role child object.

Table Required and Read-Only Fields for the Contact Role Child Object

Field Name	Type	Parent Object
AccountId	Required	Both
ContactId	Required	Opportunity

The following table details the pick map fields for the contact role child object.

Table Pick Map Fields for the Contact Role Child Object

Pick Map Field	Maps To	Parent Object
AccountExternalSystemId	AccountId	Account
AccountName	AccountId	Account
ContactExternalSystemId	ContactId	Both
ContactLastName	ContactId	Opportunity
ContactExternalSystemId	ContactFirstName	Opportunity
ContactLastName	ContactFirstName	Opportunity
ContactExternalSystemId	ContactLastName	Opportunity

The following table provides a list of the user key combinations for the contact role child object.

Table User Key Fields on the Contact Role Child Object

User Key Field Combinations	Parent Object
Id	Account
Role, ContactId	Account
Role, ContactExternalSystemId	Account
Role, ContactFirstName, ContactLastName	Account
ContactExternalSystemId, BuyingRole	Opportunity
ContactFirstName, ContactLastName, BuyingRole	Opportunity

The following table details the picklists available for the contact role child object.

Table Picklists Available for the Contact Role Child Object

Field Name	Parent Object
Role	Account
BuyingRole	Opportunity