Enable Access to Event Monitoring
You can set user access to Event Monitoring through profiles and permission sets.
Required Editions
| Available in both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience. |
Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions Requires Salesforce Shield or Salesforce Event Monitoring add-on subscriptions. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To view events: | View Real-Time Event Monitoring Data |
| To view transaction security policies: | View All Data |
| To create, edit, and manage transaction security policies: | Customize Application |
Note These permission sets govern all Event Monitoring events including
event log files and event log objects.
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Do one of the following.
- From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Permission Sets, and then select Permission Sets.
- From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Profiles, and then select Profiles.
- Select a permission set or profile.
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Depending on whether you’re using permission sets or profiles, do one of the
following.
- In permission sets or the enhanced profile user interface, select a permission. In the Find Settings dialog box, enter View Real-Time Event Monitoring Data. Click Edit, select the option, and click Save. Repeat these steps for the Customize Application permission.
- In the original profile user interface, select a profile name, and then click Edit. Select View Real-Time Event Monitoring Data, View All Data, and Customize Application if you plan to create transaction security policies. Click Save.
In addition to enabling Real-Time Event Monitoring, set user permissions to Real-Time Event objects. Real-Time Event Monitoring objects sometimes contain sensitive data.
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