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# Contact relationships

# Contact relationships {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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You can add a contact from one account to another account by using a contact relationship in the Customer Service Management (CSM) application. By using contact relationships, you can perform actions on behalf of the accounts that you established a contact relationship with.

## Overview {#c_ContactRelationships__section_gz1_ngd_cyb}

A contact is a user who serves as an employee of an account. To associate a contact with additional accounts, contact relationships are used. These contact relationships enable a contact with the customer role or customer
administrator role to manage the account that you established a contact relationship with. These contacts can view the information and perform actions on behalf of the accounts, such as creating or updating cases from the customer
portal.
**Related concepts**   

* [Configuring a contact relationship](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/aeD1rjZK7BY06N8Qa2fzlw "You can configure a contact relationship to establish a relationship between an account and a contact in the Customer Service Management (CSM) application.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a contact relationship for an account](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/JQlE5VrmucOyjSUDTdJa1g "Create a contact relationship for an account by selecting a contact and then assigning a responsibility to that contact in the Customer Service Management (CSM) application. Through this relationship, a contact can effectively manage the accounts and can execute actions on behalf of the associated accounts.")  
**Related reference**   

* [Contact Relationship form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/mfwnGiyOI0e0P0Zf_lq67A "The Customer Service Management application uses the Contact Relationship form to store information about the account, contact, and assigned responsibility in a contact relationship.")