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description: 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.”
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# Add or Remove Required Custom Permissions

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.”

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and
              Lightning Experience</td>

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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="d50300e81 ">To add or remove required custom permissions:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d50300e81 ">Manage Custom Permissions</td>

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1. From Setup, enter Custom Permissions in the Quick Find box, then select **Custom Permissions**.
2. Create or select an existing custom permission.
3. In the Required Custom Permissions related list, click **Edit**.
4. Select the custom permissions that you want to add from the Available Custom Permissions list. Then click **Add**, or select the custom permissions that you want to remove from the Required Custom Permissions list, and click **Remove**.
5. Click **Save**.

#### 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.")
- [Create Custom Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.custom_perms_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Create custom permissions to give users access to custom processes or apps.")