Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Certification Practice Exam

How can a Data Governance User Profile be configured to have write access to all data?

1. Ensure the profile has the "Modify All Data" permission enabled

2. Create a Sharing Rule for required Objects, on an API Only profile

3. Create an All Data Access app as a default for this Profile

4. Enable the "Edit Read-Only Fields" permission for this Profile

The correct answer is: Ensure the profile has the "Modify All Data" permission enabled

The appropriate way to configure a Data Governance User Profile to have write access to all data is by ensuring that the profile has the "Modify All Data" permission enabled. This permission grants the user the ability to create, read, edit, and delete records without the limitations typically imposed by sharing rules, role hierarchies, or object permissions. It essentially overrides the default access levels, allowing comprehensive control across the organization’s data. When this permission is enabled, users with that profile can manage all data across all objects, regardless of ownership or sharing settings. It is particularly important in environments where data governance requires oversight and management of all records, facilitating unified data management and adherence to organizational policies. Other options like creating sharing rules or specific permissions do not provide the same broad and unrestricted access to data. Sharing rules, for example, can extend access but still abide by existing restrictions, while permissions focused on editing read-only fields do not inherently grant comprehensive write access across all records. Thus, enabling the "Modify All Data" permission is the most straightforward and effective means to grant full write access for a Data Governance User Profile.