Compare User Permissions for multiple Profiles or Permission Sets

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Problem Statement

How to instantly compare User / System permissions quickly for multiple Profiles or Permission Sets on a single screen ?


Solution

1. Login to https://www.packmagix.com using your Salesforce credentials.

2. Click on 'Perms Comparator' menu item in the Home tab.

3. Select and 'Add to Package' the multiple Profiles, Permission Sets you want to compare permissions of.

4. Click on 'Compare Perms' button. Wait for a minute or 2 for results to appear depending on size of your Org.

5. Comparison for user / system permissions (e.g. api enabled permission etc.) will be displayed on the screen for selected Personas.

6. Select 'Show Only Differences' to see only rows with different permissions.


8. You can also filter the results on all rows using Quick Find box.

9. Click on 'Download as CSV' button in each section to download the user permissions in a CSV file for documentation purposes.



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