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Create Custom Permissions
Create custom permissions to give users access to custom processes or apps.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience |
Available in: Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions In Group and Professional Edition organizations, you can’t create or edit custom permissions, but you can install them as part of a managed package. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To create custom permissions: | Manage Custom Permissions |
- From Setup, enter Custom Permissions in the Quick Find box, then select Custom Permissions.
- Click New.
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Enter the permission information:
- Label—the permission label that appears in permission sets
- Name—the unique name that’s used by the API and managed packages
- Description—optionally, a description that explains what functions the permission grants access to, such as “Approve time-off requests.”
- Connected App—optionally, the connected app that’s associated with this permission
- Click Save.
On the custom permission's detail page, you can edit or clone the permission.
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