Copy/Paste FLS and OLS

[sshapiro-articulate]

Aligning FLS between fields to make sure that multiple fields are assigned to the exact same permission sets can be very tedious.

I would like to be able to copy all the FLS or OLS directly from the Edit screen of field level security for a field or from within a permission set or profile and then navigate to a different field level security screen or permission set or profile and paste the same read/edit permissions into the new location.

Describe alternatives you've considered
There is a Chrome Plugin that I have used in the past called FLS Comparator which worked great until Lightning was released and it just has never worked for me since then. Here is a link to the plugin: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/fls-comparator/miafgahohjddkeaikpngkcnmakidagoe

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[tprouvot]

Hi @sshapiro-articulate,

That can be a nice addition 👍
I tested it and see the benefits for a user to have all the information available directly in Salesforce UI

The thing is, I'm always hesitant to develop features that updates the Salesforce UI instead of providing the info in the extension pages.

Currently we have the info available in SOQL:

SELECT Id, Field, SObjectType, PermissionsRead, PermissionsEdit , Parent.Profile.Name FROM fieldPermissions WHERE SObjectType = 'Contact' AND Field ='Contact.Level__c'

What I can do is to develop a SOQL Export comparison feature that would be generic to all SOQL (and may benefits other use cases) that would highlight differences among the results.
Maybe adding a new button in the popup to redirect users to the SOQL with the prefiled SOQL

What do you think about it ?

[sshapiro-articulate]

Hi @tprouvot,

I understand your hesitancy with the feature being embedded into the UI and I think you're onto something, but I think it misses the biggest benefit of the request which is the ability to quickly set the FLS of a field to match another field. If your comparison tool could essentially have a query of two fields based on API name and perform an update of the target field based on the FLS of the source field, I think that would accomplish the desired result. Also, same thing for Object Level Security.

Thanks!