Salesforce Admin Certification Practice Test

Which level of access allows users to see but restricts access to individual object records?

1. Field-level security

2. Object-level access

3. Record-level security

4. Profile settings

The correct answer is: Record-level security

The correct answer is record-level security. This level of access allows users to view certain objects while restricting access to specific records within those objects. In Salesforce, record-level security is primarily managed through sharing settings, roles, and permission sets. When record-level security is implemented, users can be granted permission to view the object as a whole but may not have access to view or edit all records related to that object. For example, a user might have access to the Accounts object but may only see specific account records assigned to them or shared with them through the organization's sharing settings. Field-level security and object-level access serve different purposes. Field-level security controls the visibility of individual fields within a record, while object-level access determines whether a user can view or interact with a specific object type altogether. Profile settings are broader and can encompass multiple types of permissions, including object-level and field-level, but do not directly address the access to individual records. Therefore, focusing specifically on the restriction of access to individual records makes record-level security the right choice in this context.