Question

The VP of Sales wants all sales reps to be able to see every account record in the org so they can avoid contacting the same prospect twice. However, reps should only be able to edit accounts they own. Accounts are currently set to Public Read/Write. What is the most appropriate way for the administrator to meet this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Set the Account organization-wide default to Public Read Only.

Answer

Set the Account organization-wide default to Private and create a sharing rule granting Read access to all sales reps.

Answer

Remove the Edit permission on the Account object from the sales rep profile.

Answer

Create a manual share on each account record granting Read Only access to the sales team.