Sharing Sets and Share Group

Question 1

Which objects are excluded from Sharing set?

Answer 1

1. Objects that do not have a lookup to Account and Contact.
2. Objects with OWD as Public Read Write.

Question 2

Is Share Group available to all types of community users?

Answer 2

No, only available for CC users.

The option is not available for CPP and Partner

Question 3

Can Sharing Sets be used for Partner Community and Customer Community Plus users?

Answer 3

• Yes, it can be used. However, Share Group is only available for CC users.
• Record access granted to users via sharing sets isn’t extended to their superiors in the role hierarchy. Link

Question 4

Sharing Sets Considerations?

Answer 4

• Available to all community licenses
• Not visible by OWD, Role hierarchies, or sharing rules.
• One sharing set per object, per profile.
• Data shared through sharing set is not visible in reports and dashboards.

Question 6

Share Group Considerations?

Answer 6

• Share Group is associated with Sharing Set.
• One Share Group per sharing set.
• Grants full access to records associated with users in the sharing set i.e. users whose profiles are included in the sharing sets.