Comparing the Permission Differences between Selection 1 and Selection 2

After the permission sets, permission set groups, profiles, or users are added to selection 1 or selection 2, you can compare the differences in the permissions for each permission type, such as for field and object.

You can identify the permissions present in selection 1 or selection 2 only for each permission type and then decide whether you want to save the permissions present in selection 1 or selection 2 to a new permission set or the muting permission set.

Note: This functionality only compares the differences in the permissions for each permission type that are added to selection 1 versus selection 2. It does not modify any selection 1 or selection 2 permissions.

Examples

You, as a Billing Administrator, add the following permission types and identify permission differences: Create, Read, Modify All, Update All, Edit and Delete permissions for objects and Read and Edit permissions for fields.

• ApexLib Foundations - Batch Process permission set to selection 1 and the ApexLib Foundations - Batch Process - Read Access permission set to the selection 2
• SCM - Accounts Receivable permission set group to selection 1 and SCM - Accounts Payable permission set group to selection 2
• SCM SuperUser (Platform User) profile to selection 1 and SCM API (Platform User) profile to selection 2
• Security User to selection 1 and Integration User to selection 2

Objects

Types	Permission Types	Object Name	Permissions Present in Selection 1 Only	Permissions Present in Selection 2 Only
Permission Set	Object	Company	-	Read
		Company Credit Terms	-	Read, Create, Edit, Delete
		Foundations Batch Process	Read, View All	-
		Foundations Batch Process Detail	Read, View All	-
Permission Set Group	Object	Billing Document Line Item	Create, Edit, Delete	View All
Profile	Object	Account	Create, Edit, Delete	View All
		Feedback Question Set	Delete	View All
User	Object	Scheduled Job Run	Read, View All	-

Fields

Types	Permission Types	Field Name	Object Name	Permissions Present in Selection 1 Only	Permissions Present in Selection 2 Only
Permission Set	Field	Title	Contact	-	Read, Edit
Permission Set Group	Field	Account Number	Account	Read	-
Profile	Field	Parent Case ID	Case	-	Read
User	Field	Tax Registration Number	Company Tax Information	-	Read, Edit

Note: We recommend that you do not compare the standard System Administrator profile with users because this can affect performance.

To compare the differences in the permission for each permission type, perform the following steps:

Note: To use the compare functionality, you must ensure that you have necessary the permissions assigned in Foundations. Contact your administrator if you require permissions.

1. From the Permission Workbench tab, click Compare to compare the differences in the permission present in the selection 1 and selection 2 list only for each permission type.
   Note: When comparing permission types, the amount of time needed to process the request is variable and some time might elapse before the amendment to the permission is displayed. This is due to Salesforce operations processing in the background.
2. In the Differences between Selection 1 and Selection 2 window, select your required permission types to view the permissions present only in selection 1 and selection 2. The available permission types are:
   • Field
   • Object
3. [Optional] Enter the name for the permission type in the search field to perform the search. A list of the permission differences that match the search term is displayed.
   Note: The list of the permission differences is presented alphabetically according to the object name.
4. Review the differences in the permission for each permission type present in selection 1 and selection 2 only.
5. Click Save As to save the differences in the permission present in selection 1 or selection 2 to a new permission set or muting permission set.

Repeat these steps each time to compare the differences in the permission for each permission type.

For more information on saving the differences in permission, see Saving the Permission Differences.

Best Practice

We recommend you turn off the debug logs when comparing large permission types in Permission Workbench.