PermissionSetGroup (Pilot) | Metadata API Developer Guide

Represents a group of permission sets and the permissions within them. Use permission set groups to organize permissions based on job functions or tasks. Then, you can package the groups as needed. This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

Declarative Metadata File Suffix and Directory Location

Permission set groups are stored in the permissionsetgroups directory. The file name matches the permission set API name and the extension is .permissionsetgroup. For example, a permission set group with the name Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup is stored in permissionsetgroups/Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup.permissionsetgroup.

Version

Permission set groups are available in API version 45.0 and later.

We provide this feature to selected customers through a pilot program that requires agreement to specific terms and conditions. To be nominated to participate in the program, contact Salesforce. Because pilot programs are subject to change, we can’t guarantee acceptance. This pilot feature isn’t generally available, as referenced in this document or in press releases or public statements. We can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available features.

Note

Fields

Field	Field Type	Description
description	string	The permission set group description provided by the permission set group creator.
label	string	Required. The permission set group label.
mutingPermissionSets	string	A permission set containing permissions to disable in the permission set group. Available in API version 46.0 and later.
permissionSets	string	A permission set or permission sets included in the permission set group.
status	string	Indicates permission set group recalculation status. Valid values are: `Updated`—The group is current. `Outdated`—The group requires recalculation. `Updating`—The group is in recalculation mode. `Failed`—The group recalculation failed.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

When adding a permission set group, you can do something like this. Individual permissions are included in the permission set referenced, not in the permission set group.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<PermissionSetGroup xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3     <fullName>Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup</fullName>
4     <description>Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup desc</description>
5     <label>Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup</label>
6     <permissionSets>Billing_PS</permissionSets>
7</PermissionSetGroup>

The permission set Billing_PS contains the individual permissions included in Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<PermissionSet xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3     <fullName>Billing_PS</fullName>
4     <description>Billing_PS</description>
5     <label>Billing_PS</label>
6     <license>Salesforce</license>
7     <userPermissions>
8          <enabled>true</enabled>
9          <name>ViewSetup</name>
10     </userPermissions>
11     <userPermissions>
12          <enabled>true</enabled>
13          <name>ViewRoles</name>
14     </userPermissions>
15     <userPermissions>
16          <enabled>true</enabled>
17          <name>EditBillingInfo</name>
18    </userPermissions>
19</PermissionSet>

This example package.xml manifest retrieves the PermissionSetGroup metadata for an org. When you retrieve permission set groups, also retrieve the related components. For example, to retrieve PermissionSetGroup, you must also retrieve PermissionSet.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3     <types>
4          <members>Finance_Mgmt_PermSetGroup</members>
5          <name>PermissionSetGroup</name>
6     </types>
7     <types>
8          <members>Billing_PS</members>
9          <name>PermissionSet</name>
10     </types>
11     <version>45.0</version>
12</Package>