1Log in to Salesforce.
2Based on the Salesforce environment that you use, perform one of the following steps:
- - In Salesforce Classic, perform the following tasks:
- 1Click Setup in the upper-right corner of the header.
- 2Under Build, expand Customize > Accounts | Contacts, and click Fields.
- 3In the Account Custom Fields & Relationship section, select the field.
- - In Lightning Experience, perform the following tasks:
- 1Click the quick access menu (
), and then click Setup. - 2Under PLATFORM TOOLS, click Objects and Fields > Object Manager.
- 3Click Accounts | Contacts.
- 4On the side bar, click Fields & Relationships, and then select the field.
The Setup Home page appears.
The Setup Object Manager page appears.
The Details page of the field appears.
3Click Set Field-Level Security.
4Select the Visible check box for the Salesforce user profile that you use to access Salesforce.
5Click Save.
6From the Details page of the field, click View Field Accessibility.
7Select the field to provide field accessibility.
Ensure that you configure the user role for the Salesforce user profile to edit the field.
- aBased on the Salesforce environment that you use, perform one of the following tasks:
- ▪ In Salesforce Classic, perform the following tasks:
- 1In the upper-right corner of the page, select your name, and click Setup.
- 2Under Administration Setup, click Manage Users > Profiles.
- ▪ In Lightning Experience, perform the following tasks:
- 1Click the quick access menu (), and then click Setup.
- 2Under ADMINISTRATION, click Users > Profiles.
- bClick the Salesforce user profile to which you want to assign permissions.
- cFrom the Custom Field-Level Security section, click View for the custom field that you want to edit permissions.
- dTo edit permissions for the profile, click Edit.
- eClick Save.
The Setup Home page appears.
The User Profiles page appears.
The profile details appear.