Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Practice

How does Salesforce enforce "Data Visibility"?

1. By using default visibility settings only

2. Through public access policies

3. Through sharing rules, profiles, roles, and organization-wide defaults

4. By granting access based solely on user job titles

The correct answer is: Through sharing rules, profiles, roles, and organization-wide defaults

Salesforce enforces "Data Visibility" primarily through sharing rules, profiles, roles, and organization-wide defaults. This multifaceted approach ensures that users have appropriate access to data based on their organizational role and responsibilities. - **Profiles** define what users can do within the Salesforce environment. Each user is assigned a profile that includes various permissions related to objects, fields, and applications. Profiles are essential for defining baseline permissions and ensuring users can access the features they need to perform their jobs. - **Roles** establish a hierarchy in which users can gain access to each other's data. A user's role determines their position in the organizational structure, affecting which records they can view or edit based on the roles above and below them in the hierarchy. This aspect facilitates a more granular control over data sharing among users. - **Sharing Rules** are implemented to extend data access to users in different roles or to public groups. They allow organizations to override the default access settings defined by profiles and roles when necessary, ensuring that specific user groups can access particular datasets. - **Organization-wide Defaults** set the baseline level of access for all records in an object. This foundational layer of security defines how data is shared throughout the organization and sets the stage for additional sharing settings, such as profiles