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title: Enable Field-Level Security for Permission Sets during Field Creation
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# Enable Field-Level Security for Permission Sets during Field Creation

Set field-level security for a field on permission sets instead of profiles.

### 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: all editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d60131e54">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d60131e54 ">To enable setting field-level security for permission sets instead of profiles during
              field creation:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d60131e54 ">Customize Application</td>

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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter User Management Settings, and then select **User Management Settings**.
2. Enable **Field-Level Security for Permission Sets during Field Creation**.

![Example](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/images/icon_example.png)

Example

To follow best practices for user access control, you plan to assign permissions through permission sets and permission set groups. For easier permission set management, turn on **Field-Level Security for Permission Sets during Field Creation**. When you create a field, you can then set field-level security on your permission sets as part of the workflow.

Now when you create a field on an object, set field-level security on a field, or change a field’s type, you assign field-level security for permission sets instead of profiles.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/images/icon_note.png)

Note The View Field Accessibility page doesn’t currently support permission sets.

#### See Also

- [Create Custom Fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.adding_fields.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Set Field-Level Security for a Field on All Permission Sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_fields_fls_permsets.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Set field-level security for a field on permission sets. This option is an alternative to setting field-level security for a field on profiles.")