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Sharing Rule

Automatic exception to OWDs that grants read or read/write access to groups of users based on record owner or field criteria.

Definition

Sharing rules are owner-based (records owned by members of a role, group or territory) or criteria-based (records matching field values). They share with public groups, roles, roles and subordinates, or territories. They can only extend access, never reduce it.

Exam tip

Sharing rules cannot grant more access than the object permission allows, and cannot restrict OWD access.

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