How can I link a newly created contact to an existing employee in Odoo 17?

Question

I created an employee in Odoo 17, but the contact that was originally linked to this employee was deleted. Now, I have created a new contact for the same person, and I want to link this new contact to the existing employee record. What’s the correct way to do this?

Cybrosys Techno Solutions Pvt.Ltd · Accepted Answer

Hi,

If the contact linked to an employee was deleted, the correct fix is to open the *employee record*, go to *Private Information → Address*, and select the *new contact* you created. This restores the employee–partner link. For future cases, it’s better to *archive* contacts instead of deleting them to avoid breaking employee records.

Hope it helps

STAFFINSIDE · Answer

Hi Abdallah,
Each employee in Odoo is linked to a contact (res.partner) through the *“Related Contact”* field. If the original partner was deleted, you just need to point the employee to your new contact:

Open the *Employee* record.

Switch to *Edit*.

In the *Work Information* tab (sometimes shown as “Private Information” depending on settings), you’ll see a field called *Related Contact / Address*.

Select your newly created contact there and save.
That re-links the employee to the right part

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