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Change Events for Person Accounts

Because a person account record combines fields from an account and a contact, changing a person account results in two change events: one for the account and one for the contact, provided that both objects are selected for change data capture. The two change events are generated for all changes to a person account, including create, update, delete, and undelete operations.

To receive change events for person account records, enable both Account and Contact for change data capture. If only Account is selected and a person account is updated, the account change event doesn’t contain the fields that stem from the contact. Examples of such fields are PersonAssistantName, which corresponds to the contact AssistantName field, or a contact custom field. This behavior doesn’t apply when creating or undeleting a person account—the account change event contains the contact fields even if Contact isn’t selected for capture.

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Change Data Capture Developer Guide

Change Events for Person Accounts

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