salesforce_security_impl_guide

Securing and Sharing Data
Searching Permission Sets
Searching Permission Sets
On any of the permission sets detail pages, type at least three consecutive letters of an object,
setting, or permission name in the Find Settings... box. The search terms aren't case-sensitive.
As you type, suggestions for results that match your search terms appear in a list. Click an item in
the list to go to its settings page. You can search for:
For some categories, you can search for the specific permission or setting name. For other categories,
search for the category name.
Item
Search for
Example
EDITIONS
Available in: Enterprise,
Professional, Developer,
and Database.com Editions
Visualforce is not available
in Database.com
Assigned apps
App name
Type sales in the Find Settings box, then
select Sales from the list.
USER PERMISSIONS
Objects
• Fields
• Record types
Object name
Parent object name
Let’s say you have an Albums custom object.
Type albu , then select Albums .
Let’s say your Albums object contains a
Description field. To find the Description
field for albums, type albu , select Albums ,
and scroll down to Description under
Field Permissions.
To search permission sets:
• “View Setup and
Configuration”
Tabs
Tab or parent object
name
Type rep , then select Reports .
App and system
permissions
Permission name
Type api , then select API Enabled .
All other categories
Category name
To find Apex class access settings, type apex ,
then select Apex Class Access . To find
custom permissions, type cust , then select
Custom Permissions . And so on.
If no results appear in a search:
• The permission, object, or setting you're searching for may not be available in the current organization.
• The item you're searching for may not be available for the user license that's associated with the current permission set. For example,
a permission set with the Standard Platform User license doesn't include the “Modify All Data” permission.
• Be sure your search terms have at least three consecutive characters that match the object, setting, or permission name.
• Be sure the search term is spelled correctly.
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