Salesforce Certified Associate Practice Exam

What does field-level security allow you to control?

1. User access to certain apps

2. Visibility of specific fields on records

3. Record type access

4. Data import settings

The correct answer is: Visibility of specific fields on records

Field-level security is a critical aspect of Salesforce's security model that allows administrators to control visibility and access to specific fields within records. This means that field-level security settings can dictate whether a user can view or edit individual fields in an object, ensuring that sensitive information is protected and only accessible to the appropriate individuals based on their roles and responsibilities. For instance, an organization might have a field that contains sensitive information, such as salary details. With field-level security, administrators can prevent certain users from seeing this field while allowing others, such as HR personnel, full access. This granular control helps organizations comply with data privacy regulations and upholds confidentiality by restricting information to authorized personnel only. The other options focus on broader permissions that do not pertain to the specific control of fields within records. User access to apps, record type access, and data import settings relate to overall user access and data management rather than the more granular visibility and edit rights provided by field-level security.