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spiels Data Loader - importing contacts & accounts
I want to use the Data Loader UPSERT function to upload contacts and accounts. Some are new, some have updated data in them. I'm using an external ID as the match. However when I'm mapping the fields I can't find the contact name AND the account name. Does this make sense? I'm not using the standard 'Import My Organizations Accounts and Contacts' as I want to import them using an external ID.
Thoughts???
Thanks...Scott
Hi,
In all lookups fields at User interface (Salesforce page) it looks like Name. But internally it is managed by Id only. So if you are uploading Contacts then you will not get Account Name field on Contact.
You will get an AccountId field with which you will map your accounts external Id field and then upload the contact data. This will show the account name automatically on Contact detail page.
Cheers!
Rajan
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Hi,
In all lookups fields at User interface (Salesforce page) it looks like Name. But internally it is managed by Id only. So if you are uploading Contacts then you will not get Account Name field on Contact.
You will get an AccountId field with which you will map your accounts external Id field and then upload the contact data. This will show the account name automatically on Contact detail page.
Cheers!
Rajan
Thanks for the clarification!