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# Create Account Sharing Rules

After you create the Secondary School and College record types for the Account object, create a sharing rule that grants portal users Read Only access to the records.

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small " summary="Editions Needed"><caption>Editions Needed</caption> <colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Education Cloud</td></tr></tbody></table>

 
| User Permissions Needed |   |
| --- | --- |
| To create account sharing rules: | Education Cloud Full Access |

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Sharing Settings, then select **Sharing Settings**.
2. Next to Account Sharing Rules, click **New**.
3. Enter a label name and rule name.
4. If required, enter a description.
5. Select **Based on criteria** as the rule type.
6. For Select which records to be shared, add these criteria:
    
    - For Field, select **Account Record Type**.
    - For Operator, select **Equals**.
    - For Value, select **Business**, **College**, **Secondary School**, and **Military**.
7. For Select the users to share with, select **Public Groups** and **All Customer Portal Users**.
8. For Select the level of access for the users, select these fields:
    
    - Default Account and Contract Access: **Read Only**
    - Opportunity Access: **Private**
    - Case Access: **Private**
9. Save your changes.

See [Create Criteria-Based Sharing Rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleview?id=platform.security_sharing_rules_criteria.htm&type=5).