Overview:
Account object person contact fields such as PersonEmail cannot be modified by users even though the fields are on Page Layouts, are not marked Read-only on the layouts, and Account records are being shared correctly.
Root Cause:
Standard Account object person contact fields are managed separately from and are not visible on Profile or Permission Set based Field Level Security (FLS).
Solution:
- Navigate to: Setup --> App setup --> Customize --> Accounts --> Fields.
- On the top of the page, the 3rd sentence from the top reads: For reference, contact fields that are available for person accounts are included on this page and indicated by the person account icon. Click here to manage contact fields.
- Click the here link.
- Find the field in question
- Click on the field (not on Edit next to the field).
- Click the Set field level security button.
- Choose which profile should have Visibility and Edit access.
Related Documentation:
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