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How can I assign a Contact to an Account?

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Hi there

 

I can't edit the Account column directly on the Contacts table:

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If I create a new Contact in Power Pages Management, it allows me to select the Account Name but it then populates the Company Name column:

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If I create an invitation in Power Pages Management, it allows me to select the Account Name but it then populates the Company Name column:

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Since the assignment of a Contact to an Account is an important part of security, it seems very strange that it is so hard to do this.

 

Any thoughts?

 

 

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    Fubar Profile Picture
    17 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    As far as the Security Model goes, using a Table Permission with Scope = Account it is tied to the out of the box Company Name field on the Contact table. Note: the Company Name field is not specifically an Account lookup it is a Customer Lookup (on the contact - it can hold either an Account or Contact record).

    On the out of the box Contact form (on the Contact table), both what you see as Account Name and Company Name are the same field (just with different Labels) if you look at both of them on the form the schema name for both is "parentcustomerid".

     

    Note: Customer as it can take more than 1 table is a complex data type and these fields are not directly editable in the Maker interface.

  • MJWhite Profile Picture
    338 on at

    Thanks @Fubar 

    Much appreciated.

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