The quickest way to manage field level security
Use schema builder to manage field permissions
If you need to manage field level security for a lot of fields, it can add up to a lot of clicks if you go via the field definitions or via the profiles.
It can be done quickly via schema builder - here's how:
In 'Setup Search' type 'Schema':
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Ok, where were we? Oh yes, click 'Clear All' then search for the object whose fields you want to manage:
Right click on the field whose permissions you want to alter, click 'Manage Field Permissions' and you can set the permission for each profile:
If you need to do this for a lot of custom fields, you don't need to remember which fields are custom and which are standard because if you right click on a standard field you don't get the option to set field permissions, so just blast through them all!
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