How to Restrict the System Administrator to “Edit the Read-Only Field” in Salesforce.

By | September 15, 2022

This blog will discuss restricting the System Administrator from editing the “Read-Only” Field. System Administrator is one standard profile that provides access to every system’s functionality. Restriction for the Administrator is made possible through the set of privileges and permissions that this profile has, and one such permission is the ability to edit read-only fields.

  • If you log in as a system administrator and make the field Read-Only.
Make a Read-Only Field
Make a Read-Only Field
  • After checking on a layout, the field is not changed to Read-Only, as shown in the below image, because the system Administrators have permission to edit read-only fields.
Layout Preview
Layout Preview

If you really want to prevent the System administrator from editing read-only fields. There is permission called “Edit Read-Only fields” on the System administrator profile, like other profiles.

  • The only problem is that you are not allowed to edit this permission in a standard system profile.
  • You can clone the system administrator profile and disable that permission in the new profile.

Step to restrict the “Edit Read-Only Fields” checkbox:

  • Go to setup and find “Profiles” in the quick find box. And find “System Administrator” and click on that.
 Profiles -System Administrator
Profiles
  • In the System administrator profile, click “System Permissions” in the system section.
System Permissions
System Permissions
  • Then click on the “Clone” button and give the name for the new Profile and Save.
Clone Button
Clone Button
Change Profile Name
Change Profile Name
  • After saving the new profile, go to the “System Permissions” of the new profile. Then click on “Edit,” and you can see that all system Permissions are editable.
Edit System Permissions
Edit System Permissions
  • Next, find the “Edit read-only fields” checkbox and uncheck this checkbox and save.
Restrict Edit Read-Only Field Checkbox
Edit Read-Only Field Checkbox
  • The next step is to assign a user for the new profile. Go to the quick find box, search “User, “select User from the list, and click on edit, as shown in the image below.
Select User
Select User
  • Then assign a new system administrator profile to the new User and save.
Assign Profile to User
Assign Profile to User
  • Login to the Salesforce org using this User, and the field is changed to read-only.
Read-Only Field Annual Revenue
Read-Only Field Annual Revenue

Following the above steps, you can restrict the System administrator to “Edit the Read-Only fields.” We also provide Salesforce Custom services, information for which is available on our website. If you still have queries or any related problems, don’t hesitate to contact us at salesforce@greytrix.com.

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