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Assign a Permission Set License to a User
You might need to assign a permission set license to a user before you can assign certain permissions.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To assign a permission set license: | Manage Users |
Tip Before beginning, check if the permission set license is already associated
with a permission set. If so, save yourself time and simply assign the user to that
permission set. Follow the instructions for the specific permission set license you have.
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To assign a permission set license to one user:
- From Setup, enter Users in the Quick Find box, then select Users.
- Click the name of the user to whom you want to assign the permission set license.
- In the Permission Set License Assignments related list, click Edit Assignments.
- Select the permission set license to assign.
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To assign a permission set license to multiple users:
- From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Company Information, and then select Company Information. Scroll down to the Permission Set Licenses section.
- Click the name of the permission set license that you want to assign users to.
- On the permission set license’s detail page, click Assign Users.
- Select the users that you want to assign, then click Assign.
Add the related permission to a permission set and then assign that permission set to the user.
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