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# Community Profile Setup

Create and configure a dedicated user profile with the necessary permissions to access and run flows within the portal.

- **[Create an Experience Cloud Profile](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.energy_create_an_experience_cloud_profile.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Define a specific profile for your sales customers by cloning the standard community user template.
- **[Allow the Experience Cloud User to Run Flows](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.energy_allow_the_experience_cloud_user_to_run_flows.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Grant the necessary general user permissions to ensure that the profile can execute the Tariff Comparison logic.
- **[Add New User to Customer Community](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.energy_add_new_user_to_customer_community.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Enable a contact as a customer user and assign them the specific community profile you created.
- **[Update Share Settings for External Users](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.energy_sharing_settings_for_external_users.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Adjust the Organization-Wide Defaults to provide read-only access to essential energy and utility objects for external users.
- **[Order Access for Community Profile](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.energy_order_access_for_community_profile.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Update the community profile permissions to allow users to initiate and edit service orders.
- **[Assign Permissions to Customer Community User](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.energy_assign_permissions_to_customer_community_user.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Assign the required permission set licenses and permissions to individual users to enable advanced pricing and sales features.