Answers.Body: <p>You might need to provide more detail re the Permissions, but there are specific permissions for </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>CiviCRM: access contact reference field</li>
  <li>CiviCRM: access AJAX API</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>From memory both are required.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I did not have the AJAX API enabled.
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Body: <p>I have a contact reference field that works perfectly as Drupal user 1. It does not work for my non admin users. They have all the permissions for CiviCRM but the select list does not retur results to them. They can see the field and see what admin puts in the field. </p>
  
  <p>This Drupal 7 and Civi 4.5.5.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>
  
Tags: <contacts>
Title: Only Administrators can use Contact Reference Fields
ThreadText: # Only Administrators can use Contact Reference Fields
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-13)
  
  I have a contact reference field that works perfectly as Drupal user 1. It does not work for my non admin users. They have all the permissions for CiviCRM but the select list does not retur results to them. They can see the field and see what admin puts in the field.
  
  This Drupal 7 and Civi 4.5.5.
  
  Thanks!
  
  **Tags:** contacts
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  You might need to provide more detail re the Permissions, but there are specific permissions for
  
  * CiviCRM: access contact reference field
  * CiviCRM: access AJAX API
  
  From memory both are required.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: "CiviCRM: access all custom data" ?  
  > **username_0**: I did not have the AJAX API enabled.  
  
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