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description: Enable Automotive Cloud features and configure the security settings and permissions for internal and external users who use Automotive Cloud. Grant users access to the features by assigning them permission set licenses. Create profiles to define how users access objects and data, and what they can do within the application. Establish the baseline level of access for each object by setting up organization-wide defaults and extend access beyond the baseline level by configuring role hierarchies, sharing rules, and other sharing mechanisms. Configure and customize page layouts to help different user groups make the most of their experience in Automotive Cloud.
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# Configure General Settings for Automotive Cloud

Enable Automotive Cloud features and configure the security settings and permissions for internal and external users who use Automotive Cloud. Grant users access to the features by assigning them permission set licenses. Create profiles to define how users access objects and data, and what they can do within the application. Establish the baseline level of access for each object by setting up organization-wide defaults and extend access beyond the baseline level by configuring role hierarchies, sharing rules, and other sharing mechanisms. Configure and customize page layouts to help different user groups make the most of their experience in Automotive Cloud.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Enable Features for Automotive Cloud](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_enable_features.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Turn on settings in your org that enable Automotive Cloud and its associated features.
- **[Permission Set Licenses for Automotive Cloud](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_perm_set_licenses.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Automotive Cloud users need permission set licenses to interact with settings, workflows, and features. See which permission set licenses apply to different groups of users. Understand what each permission set license offers. All core app users need the Automotive Foundation User permission set license at a minimum. Depending on the user role, determine which other permission set licenses to assign to users. To collaborate with external users, you also need the Experience Cloud permission set licenses.
- **[Experience Cloud Permission Set Licenses for Automotive](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_experience_cloud_psl.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Give your partners and customers access to Automotive Cloud features with Experience Cloud sites. When you create an Experience Cloud site, you decide which features your customers or partners need access to. For example, you can provide dealers the ability to manage vehicles and track leads, but you don’t want to give them the ability to create and manage visits. Or, you want your customers to only view their household information and schedule vehicle service appointments.
- **[Set Up Users and Permissions for Automotive Cloud](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_set_up_user_perms.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Learn about the provided permission set licenses for Automotive Cloud. Create user profiles and user records, then assign permission sets to users.