True to the Core Deep Dive has arrived! In this post, we recap the key takeaways from our first episode on Setup and user access.
This special monthly series builds on the trusted True to the Core format you know and love, offering you a closer, more focused look at specific Salesforce Platform topics with insights straight from the product teams.
The first episode aired on August 12, 2025, with Salesforce Product Managers Cheryl Feldman and Elizabeth Martin. They previewed a new Setup experience coming soon, shared what’s coming on the user access roadmap, and answered your questions live.
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Watch the full episode and keep reading for the key updates on Setup and user access.
Cheryl and Elizabeth opened the episode with a preview of Agentforce for Setup, a new Setup experience designed to streamline troubleshooting and configuration by enabling users to complete tasks with natural language prompts. Using the new utterance box in Setup Home, you’ll be able to type a request or question or select from recommended utterances.
Agentforce for Setup is built to support your most relevant tasks, including creating objects and fields, managing users and permission sets, and troubleshooting user access. You’ll also be guided to relevant pages and can access help documentation directly in Setup.
Our product managers also shared some examples of agent actions that will be available in Pilot at Dreamforce 2025, including:
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The beta and subsequent releases will expand on the actions introduced during the pilot and extend into additional areas such as layouts and Lightning pages, email settings and templates, and more.
With 39,000 points on the IdeaExchange, this highly requested user access enhancement is coming soon as an Open Beta in the Winter ’26 release: The User Object will now be available for Field History Tracking. You will be able to turn on this feature in User Management Settings and select up to 20 fields you want to track in Object Manager.
Looking ahead, you can also expect some enhancements to user access policies over the next few releases:
Over the next two releases, you’ll also see general user access updates as part of the larger roadmap, including:
Be sure to watch the episode on demand to learn more about these announcements and see the Agentforce for Setup demo in action.
The 40-minute live Q&A covered a wide range of topics around Setup and user access. Attendees asked about tracking and auditing changes to users and permissions, best practices for managing permission sets and profiles, plans for cleaning up complex org access models, and upcoming Agentforce for Setup features.
Other questions explored integration with identity tools, mobile admin capabilities, and ideas for future enhancements like “who else will be impacted” change analysis. Want to hear all the details and answers straight from the product team? Watch the full recording to catch every question and response.
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