Org-Wide Defaults — Salesforce Administrator Practice Questions
Org-wide defaults (OWDs) set the baseline level of record access for each object when no other sharing mechanism grants access, with options including Private, Public Read Only, Public Read/Write, and Controlled by Parent. OWDs represent the most restrictive starting point in the sharing model, and all additional access is opened up from there through the role hierarchy and sharing rules. The Administrator exam emphasizes choosing the correct OWD setting for a given scenario and understanding that OWDs can only restrict access, never expand beyond what profiles allow at the object level.
Free questions on org-wide defaults
Which sharing model provides the most restrictive access to records?
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