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# Configure Default Settings in Profiles

Configure assigned apps, record types, page layouts, and other default settings in profiles so that assigned users can see the data and apps required to complete their work.

### 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: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Custom Profiles available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62513e105 ">To view profiles:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62513e105 ">View Setup and Configuration</td>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62513e105 ">To delete profiles and edit profile properties:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d62513e105 ">Manage Profiles and Permission Sets</td>

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Profiles are one of the features that determine what users can see and do. For each profile, we recommend that you configure the following:

- [Default assigned apps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_assigning_apps.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Assigned app settings specify the apps that users can select in the Lightning Platform app menu.")
- [Default record types and page layouts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_record_types.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Configure the record type and page layout assignment mappings that are used when users view records.")
- [Login hours](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.login_hours.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Specify the hours when users can log in based on the user profile.")
- [Login IP ranges](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.login_ip_ranges.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Password policies](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_password_policies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To ensure that the appropriate level of password security is used for your organization, specify password requirements with Password Policies settings for users assigned to a profile. Profile Password Policies settings override the organization-wide Password Policies for that profile’s users. If you don’t set Password Policies on a profile, the organization-wide Password Policies apply. New profile Password Policies take effect for existing profile users when they reset their passwords.")
- [Session settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_session.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can control session settings on a user profile basis. If you don’t configure the profile session settings, the org’s session settings apply to users of the profile. When set, the profile settings override the org-wide settings.")

You can also configure user, object, and field permissions in profiles. However, we strongly recommend that you use permission sets and permission set groups to manage your users’ permissions. Because you can reuse smaller permission set building blocks, you can avoid creating dozens or even hundreds of profiles for each user and job function. For more information, see [Permissions Sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_sets_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A permission set is a collection of settings and permissions that give users access to various tools and functions. Permission sets extend users’ functional access without changing their profiles and are the recommended way to manage your users’ permissions.") in Salesforce Help.

Depending on your Salesforce org, settings for other features and apps are available to configure in profiles.

#### See Also

- [Enable Enhanced Profile List Views](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_enable_enhanced_profile_list_views.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Enhanced lists give you the ability to quickly view, customize, and edit list data to speed up your daily productivity.")
- [Enable the Enhanced Profile User Interface](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_about_enhanced_ui.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The enhanced profile user interface provides a streamlined experience for managing profiles. You can easily navigate, search, and modify settings for a profile. Your Salesforce org can use one profile user interface at a time.")