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ADM-201 · Question #108

Which two methods can be used to share records using sharing rules? Choose 2 answers

The correct answer is A. Public groups B. Roles and subordinates. Sharing rules in Salesforce allow records to be shared with specific users based on their membership in public groups or their position in the role hierarchy.

Submitted by manish99· Apr 18, 2026Configuration and Setup

Question

Which two methods can be used to share records using sharing rules? Choose 2 answers

Options

  • APublic groups
  • BRoles and subordinates
  • CProfiles
  • DQueues

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    88% (30)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Sharing rules in Salesforce allow records to be shared with specific users based on their membership in public groups or their position in the role hierarchy.

APublic groupsCorrect

Public groups are a collection of users, other groups, roles, or territories, and are a primary method for specifying who a sharing rule should share records with.

BRoles and subordinatesCorrect

Sharing rules can grant access to records based on a user's role in the hierarchy, including users in a specific role and all the roles subordinate to it.

CProfiles

Profiles define what a user can do with an object (CRUD permissions) and field-level security, but they are not used to define who records are shared *with* via sharing rules.

DQueues

Queues are used to prioritize and distribute records among a team of users and can be target of assignment rules, but they are not a method for defining the *criteria* or *recipients* of sharing rules themselves; rather, queues can be included in public groups that are then used in sharing rules.

Concept tested: Sharing rule components

Source: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.sharing_rules_create.htm&type=5

Topics

#Sharing Rules#Record Sharing#Public Groups#Roles and Subordinates

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