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# Create Custom Permissions

Create custom permissions to give users access to custom processes or apps.

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning
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              <p>Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>,
                <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions
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              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">In Group and
                Professional Edition organizations, you can’t create or edit custom permissions,
                but you can install them as part of a managed package.</p>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d34385e81 ">To create custom permissions:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d34385e81 ">Manage Custom Permissions</td>

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1. From Setup, enter Custom Permissions in the Quick Find box, then select **Custom Permissions**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter the permission information:
    
    - Label—the permission label that appears in permission sets
    - Name—the unique name that’s used by the API and managed packages
    - Description—optionally, a description that explains what functions the permission grants access to, such as “Approve time-off requests.”
    - Connected App—optionally, the connected app that’s associated with this permission
4. Click **Save**.

On the custom permission's detail page, you can edit or clone the permission.

#### See Also

- [Custom Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.custom_perms_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use custom permissions to give users access to custom processes or apps.")
- [Add or Remove Required Custom Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.custom_perms_required_perms.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A required custom permission is a custom permission that must be enabled when the parent custom permission is enabled. For example, you could have a custom permission “Approve Time-Off Requests” and specify that it requires the custom permission “Submit Time-Off Requests.”")