Profile - Chirag-ahir/SFC-Preparation GitHub Wiki

Definition: Profile is a collection of permission and settings that determines what user will be able to do and what user will be able to see.

Things you can control using Profile:

  • Administrative Permissions
  • Custom App Settings (Visible | Default)
  • Field-Level Security (Read Access | Edit Access)
  • General User Permissions
  • Login Hours
  • Login IP Ranges
  • Page Layouts
  • Password Policies
  • Record Type Settings
  • Session Settings
  • Standard Object Permissions (Read | Create | Edit | Delete | View All | Modify All)
  • Custom Object Permissions (Read | Create | Edit | Delete | View All | Modify All)
  • Tab Settings (Tab Hidden | Default Off | Default On)

Important points about profile:

  • Single user only assigned to single profile but a single profile can be assigned to multiple users
  • You can not customize anything in standard profile
  • Every profile should have atleast one visible app
  • View all and Modify all option in object level security is not available for ideas, pricebooks, article types and products

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You can change the profile view to Enhanced view by going to -> User Management Settings --> Enhanced Profile User Interface