Permission Sets
Overview
Permission sets are a feature that allow you to expand upon a profile’s base access in an additive manner, furthering the capabilities of the user(s) they’re assigned to.
How Are Permission Sets Used?
They allow you to expand upon a profiles features. Sets can be assigned individually or localized into groups and then assigned to users.
This is also a powerful tool that eliminate the need to constantly generate new profiles for minor changes or niche use cases.
What is the Benefit?
Security
Being able to grant more defined permissions to specific users gives an organization tight control over data access and permissions.
Customization
Permission sets allow for fine tuning access requirements and being able to quickly roll out the changes. As organizations become more diverse, this flexibility aids in User Management, Onboarding and maintenance.
Who is Impacted?
Salesforce Users
Similar to profiles there is a direct impact on a users ability to complete their daily tasks.
Salesforce Administrators
Greater flexibility in how access is ultimately granted to the Salesforce instance.