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Enable the Salesforce Permission 'Create Audit Fields' for Standard Profiles

Udgivelsesdato: Jun 12, 2025
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A Permission Set with the permission 'Create Audit Fields' is needed to grant this permission to Users assigned a standard profile and for Professional Edition organizations.


Notes:

  • When enabling audit fields, it's necessary to also assign Users the ability to use the permission 'Set Audit Fields upon Record Creation' and 'Update Records with Inactive Owners' via the 'Set Audit Fields upon Record Creation' profile permission.
  • However, you may be wondering how to assign this permission when it's not possible to edit standard profiles or if you're on the Professional Edition which doesn't have access to profiles.
  • With these permissions, Lightning and API users can fill audit fields on record creation only (future edits cannot be made).

For more informations on Audit fields, see Considerations and Activation of "Create Audit Fields" in Salesforce.

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The following steps may also be used to assign permissions to Users with custom profiles and other editions.

Before proceeding: 

     

    Create a Permission Set

     

    1. Go to
     

    Salesforce Classic: Setup | Manage Users | Permission Sets
    Lightning Experience: Gear icon | Setup | Users | Permission Sets


    2. Click New.
    3. Enter Permission Set information such as 'Label' and 'Description'.
    4. Optionally, specify a 'User license' to restrict this Permission Set to Users with specific licenses. 
    Please Note: Applying licenses on permission sets may cause feature not to work through Data Loader.
    5. Click Save.
    6. On the next page, Go to System Permissions.
    7. Click Edit.
    8. Find 'Set Audit Fields upon Record Creation' and check the box for it. Note: If you do not see this option it's likely that 'Set Audit Fields upon Record Creation' and 'Update Records with Inactive Owners' is not currently enabled.
    9. Click Save.


    Assign the Permission Set

     

    1. Go to: 
     

    Salesforce Classic: Setup | Manage Users | Permission Sets
    Lightning Experience: Gear icon | Setup | Users | Permission Sets


    2. Select the Permission Set for the 'Audit Fields.'
    3. Click Manage Assignments.
    4. Click Add Assignments.
    5. Select the User to whom you want to assign the 'Permission Set.'
    6. Click Assign.
    7. Click Done.

    Yderligere ressourcer

    Salesforce Support Video including Permission Sets - Learn How to Activate Create Audit Fields

    Vidensartikelnummer

    000386875

     
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    Salesforce Help | Article