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description: Create a custom permission set to enable users to use the Tooling API for the User Access and Permissions Assistant. You can assign this permission set to any users who use the app.
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# Create a Permission Set to Use the Named Credential

Create a custom permission set to enable users to use the Tooling API for the User Access and Permissions Assistant. You can assign this permission set to any users who use the app.

### Required Editions

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d65819e56">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d65819e56 ">To create permission sets</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d65819e56 ">Manage Profiles and Permission Sets</td>

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Before you complete this task, complete the [Create a Connected App for the Tooling API](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.permissions-uapa-create-a-connected-app.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Create a new connected app for the User Access and Permissions Assistant.") and [Create a Named Credential for the Tooling API](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_uapa_create_a_named_credential.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To work correctly, the credential that you create must have the API name Tooling_API_Credential.") tasks.

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Permission, and then select **Permission Sets**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter a label and API name, and then save.
4. On the page for your new permission set, select Named Credential Access.
5. Click **Edit**.
6. Select Tooling\_API\_Credential, and add it to the Enabled Named Credentials.
7. Save your changes.
8. Navigate to the permission set page, and then select Assigned Connected Apps.
9. Click **Edit**.
10. Select the connected app that you created previously, and add it to Enabled Connected Apps.
11. Save your changes.

You're now ready to install the app! Continue to [Download the App from Appexchange](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_uapa_download_the_app.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Download the User Access and Permissions Assistant from AppExchange.").