Custom Metadata Types vs Custom Settings vs Custom Labels 💬 In plain words: Three lookalikes: Custom Metadata = configuration that DEPLOYS with your code (best for app settings). Custom Settings = org/user-specific values, changeable at runtime (hierarchy type is great for bypass switches). Custom Labels = translatable text for the UI. 📌 Example: API endpoint URLs per environment → Custom Metadata (deploys with code, sandbox vs prod values). A 'Bypass_Automation__c' checkbox an admin flips during data load → hierarchy Custom Setting. The word 'Submit' translated to Hindi → Custom Label. 🎬 Real-Life Example: The Fee Table Trapped Inside Code Skyline charges a different delivery fee per city. Apex needs those rates on every booking. The Old/Bad Way: if (city == 'Delhi') fee = 50. Else if (city == 'Mumbai') fee = 65. … Every rate change is a code change, a test run, and a deployment. Why this is bad: Business data is trappe...
Interview Questions on Profiles, Permission set, Organization wide defaults, Roles and Sharing Rules in Salesforce
1. What is Profile?
Profile contains set of permissions and access settings that controls what user can do with in the organization. Profiles define how users access objects and data, and what they can do within the application. When you create users, you assign a profile to each one.
2. What are permission sets?
3. What is Organization wide defaults?
This can be used to give permissions to the organization wide and it can be used for restrict the access, we can control the record level access.
OWD: Private,Public Read, Public Read/Write, Public read/Write/Transfer (Lead & Case), Public Full Access (Campaign Object only)
4. What is Sharing Rules?
A Permission Set is a collection of settings and permissions that give users access to various tools and functions. Permission set allows user to give extra access on same profile.
5. What is the role hierarchy?
In role based access control, the role hierarchy defines an inheritance relationship among roles. above in hierarchy level can see below hierarchy level records.
6. What is the difference between role hierarchy and sharing rules?will both do the same permissions?
Sharing Rule is used to extend Role Hierarchy.
7. I want to have read permission for User 1 and read/write only for User 2, how can you achieve?
Using permission set.
1. What is Profile?
Profile contains set of permissions and access settings that controls what user can do with in the organization. Profiles define how users access objects and data, and what they can do within the application. When you create users, you assign a profile to each one.
2. What are permission sets?
A Permission Set is a collection of settings and permissions that give users access to various tools and functions. Permission set allows user to give extra access on same profile.
3. What is Organization wide defaults?
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This can be used to give permissions to the organization wide and it can be used for restrict the access, we can control the record level access.
OWD: Private,Public Read, Public Read/Write, Public read/Write/Transfer (Lead & Case), Public Full Access (Campaign Object only)
4. What is Sharing Rules?
A Permission Set is a collection of settings and permissions that give users access to various tools and functions. Permission set allows user to give extra access on same profile.
5. What is the role hierarchy?
In role based access control, the role hierarchy defines an inheritance relationship among roles. above in hierarchy level can see below hierarchy level records.
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Sharing Rule is used to extend Role Hierarchy.
7. I want to have read permission for User 1 and read/write only for User 2, how can you achieve?
Using permission set.