Set Tab Visibility and Assign Object Permissions for Flexible Hierarchies
To make sure that Flexible Hierarchies are available to your users in App Launcher, set
the Tab visibility. To manage hierarchy types and hierarchies, assign object permissions for the
Flexible Hierarchy, Flexible Hierarchy Node, and Flexible Hierarchy Node Relation
objects.
Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Unlimited and Agentforce Editions
User Permissions Needed
To assign object permissions:
View Setup and Configuration
To set tab visibility:
Customize Application
AND
View Setup and Configuration
From Setup, in the Quick Find box, find, and select Profiles.
Click the profile that you plan to edit.
Click Edit.
Go to Tab Settings, and select Default On for Flexible
Hierarchies.
Go to Administrative Permissions, and select View Setup and
Configuration.
Go to Standard Object Permissions, locate these objects, and assign permissions according
to the profiles.
Profile
Task
Object
Permissions
Flexible Hierarchy Admin
To create and update hierarchy types
Flexible Hierarchy
Flexible Hierarchy Node
Flexible Hierarchy Node Relationship
Read, Create, Edit, and Delete
To configure metric types, and create summary records
Flexible Hierarchy Node Summary
Read, Create, Edit, and Delete
To run validation jobs
Flexible Hierarchy Validation Job Runs
Read, Create, Edit, and Delete
Flexible Hierarchy Manager
To create and update hierarchies by using the hierarchy types
Flexible Hierarchy
Flexible Hierarchy Node
Flexible Hierarchy Node Relationship
Read, Create, and Edit
To view summary rollup metrics
Flexible Hierarchy Node Summary
Read
To view hierarchy validation job errors
Flexible Hierarchy Validation Job Runs
Read
Flexible Hierarchy User
To view flexible hierarchies, summary rollup metrics, and validation job
errors
Flexible Hierarchy
Flexible Hierarchy Node Summary
Read
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