Users require "Customize Application" system permission to edit/create object

Question

• Users require "Customize Application" system permission to edit/create object
• Profile has Modify all permission on that object

Has anyone see this before? Just toggling the customize application permission alone is enough to enable/disable their access to edit/create this object.

Answer 1

The issue was a previous admin had added a field linking to an in development custom object to the page. Removing this field fixed the issue.

Answer 2

Following permissions are enabled automatically when the Customize Application profile permission is enabled.

Customize Application (Permission):

Customize the organization using App Setup menu options.

Edit messages and custom links;

Modify standard picklist values;

Create, edit, and delete custom fields;

Create, edit, and delete page layouts (also requires the “Edit” permission for the object, for example, “Edit” on accounts);

Set field-level security;

Create, edit, and delete custom links;

Edit the Lead Settings;

Activate big deal alerts;

Create record types;

Set up Web-to-Case and email response rules;

Set up Web-to-Lead and email response rules;

Set up assignment and escalation rules;

Set up business hours;

Set up Email-to-Case or On-Demand Email-to-Case;

Edit Self-Service page layouts and portal color theme (also requires the “Manage Self-Service Portal” permission to set up and maintain Self-Service settings and delete your organization's Self-Closed Case Status value);

Set up and enable multilingual solutions;

Set up team selling;

Set up account teams;

Map custom lead fields;

Manage queues;

Create, edit, and delete workflow rules, tasks, field updates, outbound messages, and alerts;

Create, edit, and delete custom s-controls, custom objects, and custom tabs;

Rename tabs;

Manage custom apps and Service Cloud console apps;

Create and edit public calendars and resources;

Set up the console;

Enable, set up, and modify the Salesforce Customer Portal;

Set up and schedule analytic snapshots to run;

Create communities for ideas and answers;

Create Visualforce email templates

Answer 3

It seems like you are trying to use Force.com license with a Standard CRM object that it shouldn't have access.

Answer 4

You can clone a standard user profile but if you choose a "salesforce platform" license you will not be able to find the "customize application" permission.