--- schema_version: "1" id: 664492f441f87dbd0e2319d836ce3fe125b25d85e07354835237368e8edf3a2b title: Give Users Access to Salesforce Maps collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/sales/264-0-0/salesforce_maps_setup_permissions_sets.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permissions_sets.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: fa76ba9a0694f8dc6d4054bfb1bd28572bf9ca2b56b211db51e1fae0e2dffc86 description: Give your users access to Salesforce Maps by assigning permission set licenses, permission sets, and permission groups. products: - Sales - Salesforce Maps release: "264" --- # Give Users Access to Salesforce Maps Give your users access to Salesforce Maps by assigning permission set licenses, permission sets, and permission groups. ### Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic
Available in: Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
User Permissions Needed
To assign permission sets: Assign Permission Sets
To configure permission groups: Customize Application
After you install Salesforce Maps, give users access before they configure or use it. Users must have the correct platform-level permission set licenses and be assigned to a Salesforce Maps permission group. The permission group controls what users can do with Maps, such as edit fields or export data, and which buttons they see. To give users access, [assign permission set licenses and permission sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permissions_sets_assign.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Enable the Maps permission set licenses on each user, and then assign the matching permission set so your users can access the Maps products you purchased."), and then [create and assign a Salesforce Maps permission group](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permission_groups_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A permission group defines what users can do inside Maps, such as edit fields, export data, or create data layers. Create a group and assign it to your users."). For guidance on choosing between default and custom permission sets, see [Choosing Between Default and Custom Permission Sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permissions_sets_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce strongly recommends using the default permission sets for most orgs. Salesforce automatically updates default permission sets with every release, so your users always have access to new features without admin intervention."). - **[Assign Permission Set Licenses and Permission Sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permissions_sets_assign.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Enable the Maps permission set licenses on each user, and then assign the matching permission set so your users can access the Maps products you purchased. - **[Create and Assign Salesforce Maps Permission Groups](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permission_groups_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** A permission group defines what users can do inside Maps, such as edit fields, export data, or create data layers. Create a group and assign it to your users. - **[Default vs. Custom Permission Sets for Salesforce Maps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.salesforce_maps_setup_permissions_sets_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Salesforce strongly recommends using the default permission sets for most orgs. Salesforce automatically updates default permission sets with every release, so your users always have access to new features without admin intervention.