If a user requires access to metadata but not to data, enable the
Modify Metadata permission to give the access the user needs without providing access to org
data. Users can create, edit, and delete org metadata but not org data. Users must have
appropriate access rights to the metadata they’re trying to modify. Modify Metadata is enabled
automatically when the Deploy Change Sets permission is selected.
Some metadata types currently require the Modify All Data permission. If a user doesn’t also
have the Modify All Data permission, updates of these metadata types fail. The Modify Metadata
permission is beta when enabled without also enabling the Modify All Data permission.
As a
beta feature, the Modify Metadata permission is a preview and isn’t part of the “Services” under
your master subscription agreement with Salesforce. Use this feature at your sole discretion,
and make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.
Salesforce doesn’t guarantee general availability of this feature within any particular time
frame or at all, and we can discontinue it at any time. This feature is for evaluation purposes
only, not for production use. It’s offered as is and isn’t supported, and Salesforce has no
liability for any harm or damage arising out of or in connection with it. All restrictions,
Salesforce reservation of rights, obligations concerning the Services, and terms for related
Non-Salesforce Applications and Content apply equally to your use of this feature. You can
provide feedback and suggestions for the Modify Metadata permission by posting in Collaboration
or Ideas in the Trailblazer Community.
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