Salesforce Architecture Tutorial: Profiles vs. Permission Set Groups (Designing Object Level Access)

In this episode we go over when to use profiles and when to use permission set groups. If you didn't know, around 14 months ago, permission set groups came out and they changed the game when it comes to object access. Schedule Salesforce consulting time with me here: https://calendly.com/codingwiththeforce/60minuteconsult Please consider donating to help continue to improve the content produced for Coding With The Force: https://www.paypal.com/donate?business=RNHEF8ZWKKLDG&currency_code=USD Get Coding With The Force Merch Here: https://my-store-d20559.creator-spring.com/ Salesforce Permission Set Group Post: https://admin.salesforce.com/blog/2019/introducing-the-next-generation-of-user-management-permission-set-groups Gearset Permission Set Group CI/CD Post: https://gearset.com/blog/devops-and-the-transition-from-profiles-to-permission-sets/ Follow all of our social media here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CodingWithTheForce Github: https://github.com/Coding-With-The-Force Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codingwiththeforce/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coding_Force Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codingwiththeforce/ Salesforce development books I recommend: Advanced Apex Programming: https://amzn.to/3lXi8to Salesforce Lightning Platform Enterprise Architecture: https://amzn.to/2R0D4BQ Mastering Salesforce DevOps: https://amzn.to/3lTtTRN Apex Design Patterns Book: https://amzn.to/3DwqljP Good Non-SF Specific Development Books: Clean Code: https://amzn.to/35PuMDU Clean Architecture: https://amzn.to/35FYo6A Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Book: https://amzn.to/3LhvHBd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Why is designing object level access so important? 1:08 - The difference between object access and record access 4:12 - Architecture for object access in the past using profiles 7:11 - Using Permission set groups to simplify your object access architecture 15:04 - Salesforce's view on the future of object level access architecture 16:44 - How to use profiles now that permission set groups exist 21:07 - Outro DISCLAIMER: The views and ideas expressed on this YouTube channel and blog are based on past development experiences and may not always work for your particular scenarios. The advice in these videos may also become outdated as technology advances. They should be used as examples for educational purposes only. Using any shown solutions in your own org is not advisable since they are example scenarios. #salesforce #salesforcedeveloper #salesforceadmin