Enable the Photo Field for a Contact

You can enable users to upload and show photos on a contact's profile.

Here's how to display the Photo field on the contacts pages:

  1. Ensure you're working in an active sandbox.

  2. Click Navigator > Configuration > Application Composer.

  3. In the Objects navigation tree, expand Standard Objects and then expand Contact.

  4. Click the Pages node.

  5. Ensure that the Application Pages tab is selected.

  6. In the Details Page Layouts region, duplicate the standard layout by highlighting the standard layout and clicking the duplicate icon.

  7. Enter a new layout name and click Save and Edit.

    The Details Layout page appears.

  8. Click Subtab Profile for the field to display on the Profile page.

  9. In the Subtabs Region, click the Edit Summary Subtab icon.

    The Configure Detail Form page appears.

  10. Move Photo from the Available Fields window to the Selected Fields window.

  11. Click Save and Close.

  12. From the Details Layout page, click Done.

  13. Make sure that the layout status for your layout is set to Active, and that it's associated to your application user role.

  14. Test the changes as follows:

    • Navigate to Sales > Contacts > select a contact > Edit Contact page > Profile subtab > Photo field > upload photo.

    • On the Contacts landing page, in the card view, you can see the photo for the contact you selected.

  15. Publish the sandbox according to your company's business practices