Question:

How to query user field permissions and the source of that permission in Veeva CRM?

Answer:

The following SOQL query based on the FieldPermissions table is very useful in determining user permission and the source of those permissions:

SELECT Field, Parent.Label, Parent.Profile.Name, PermissionsEdit, PermissionsRead, SobjectType 
FROM FieldPermissions 
WHERE ParentId in (SELECT PermissionSetId FROM PermissionSetAssignment WHERE Assignee.ID = '<User ID>') 
AND Field In ('<Object API name>.<Field API name>')

Example:

To query the  Call_Date_vod__c field on the Call object, the query and the result is displayed as shown in Workbench:

Field accesses specifically to users can also be checked via the UserFieldAccess table:

1. Get the DurableId of the field by the query below:

   SELECT DurableId 
   FROM UserFieldAccess
   WHERE FieldDefinition.EntityDefinition.QualifiedApiName='<Object API name>'
   AND FieldDefinition.QualifiedApiName='<Field API name>'
   AND User.Id='<userId for the user you want to check field access for>'

2. Use the unique DurableId returned above to query UserFieldAccess.

   SELECT DurableId,EntityDefinitionId,FieldDefinitionId,Id,IsAccessible,IsCreatable,IsUpdatable,UserId 
   FROM UserFieldAccess 
   WHERE DurableId = '<DurableId returned in query 1>'

Example for the Account.Name field:

Note: DurableId is a unique identifier for the field. Retrieve this value before using it, as the value is not guaranteed to stay the same from one release to the next.

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