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Permission Sets articles

9 articles · Permission sets, groups, and migrating off profiles.

3D model of a complex digital lock representing the Salesforce permissions u-turn.Admin

Salesforce Permissions U-Turn: Developer and Admin Reactions

Salesforce has canceled the planned retirement of permissions from profiles, and the community reaction was mostly a...

· 4 min read
A 3D cogwheel with a cancellation symbol, representing the halted retirement of Salesforce profile permissions.Admin

Salesforce Cancels Profile Permission Retirement

Salesforce has cancelled the planned retirement of permissions from Profiles after customer feedback and feature gaps....

· 3 min read
3D AI icon representing vibe coding for Salesforce admins and their use cases.Admin

Salesforce Admins: Vibe Coding for Metadata and Formulas

How Salesforce Admins can put AI-assisted 'vibe coding' to work on metadata and formula generation. The use cases that...

· 6 min read
A 3D puzzle piece with a lock icon representing PR validation performance and metadata security.Apex

PR Validation 10x Slower: Solving Permission Set Bottlenecks

Why the metadata engine slows down when Permission Set changes ride along with Apex classes in a Salesforce CI/CD...

· 4 min read
A 3D digital padlock representing secure permission set assignment data extraction from Salesforce systems.Integration

Permission Set Assignment: Exporting Data Outside Salesforce

How to query PermissionSetAssignment records in SOQL and move them to an external system with the REST API or Bulk API...

· 3 min read
A developer preparing for a Salesforce developer interview, focusing on practical coding and architecture questions.Interview Prep

Cracking the Salesforce Developer Interview - 2025 Guide

I have sat on both sides of the interview table, and definitions are never what decides it. Here is how to show you can...

· 5 min read
Diagram showing how to enable list custom settings access using Salesforce permissionsAdmin

How to Enable List Custom Settings and Fix Missing Options

Ever wonder why the New button is missing on the Custom Settings page? It usually comes down to one system permission...

· 4 min read
Diagram illustrating Apex security best practices for Salesforce development and secure coding.Apex

Apex Security Best Practices for Salesforce Developers

Security shouldn't be an afterthought, or something you bolt on the week before a release. Here is how I use User Mode...

· 5 min read
Diagram illustrating the structure and usage of Salesforce audit fields during data migration planning.Admin

Understanding Salesforce audit fields for data migration

Ever wonder why you can't edit a record's creation date? Those are Salesforce audit fields. They are locked by default,...

· 5 min read