How to allow custom settings access?

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Users may experience issues when accessing custom settings.

By default, Salesforce limits the access to custom settings globally through the org-wide preference Restrict access to custom settings (in Setup > Schema Settings). Org admins can, however, grant (read) access to all or individual custom settings to their org users using permission sets.

Enabling Access to All Custom Settings

1. Click to enter Setup, then open the relevant permission set.
2. Click System Permissions > Edit.
3. Select the checkbox View All Custom Settings.
4. Click Save.

Enabling Access to Selected Custom Settings

1. Click to enter Setup, then open the relevant permission set.
2. In the apps section, click Custom Setting Definitions > Edit.

3. Select the required custom setting definitions and add them to the Enabled Custom Setting Definitions column.

   
   Enabling individual custom settings

4. Click Save.

Related information:

Grant Permissions on Custom Settings in the Salesforce Help