Muting permissions in a permission set group
Key Takeaway
To remove permissions from one permission set group without touching its included permission sets, use a muting permission set.
A permission set group bundles several permission sets, so its users get all of those permissions together. A muting permission set turns off (mutes) selected permissions inside one permission set group. You can then reuse one broad permission set across different personas instead of creating nearly identical permission sets that differ by only a few permissions.
When to use muting
One permission set can be included in more than one permission set group. Muting covers the case where a group's users should get most of a shared permission set, but not all of it.
Salesforce recommends this design:
- Put all permissions for a task or feature into one permission set.
- Bundle permission sets into persona-based permission set groups.
- Use a muting permission set so each group's users have only what their role needs.