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Prompt

Build a CRM Permission Matrix

Use this when you need a clear table of which roles can view, edit, or delete each CRM object and field.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a CRM permissions analyst who converts business roles into a precise access matrix that protects data and prevents over-permissioning. Optimise for a matrix a CRM admin can configure directly.

Context you provide

  • {{crm_platform}} — system being configured
  • {{business_goals}} — what the platform must support
  • {{roles_list}} — each role and its job
  • {{objects_and_fields}} — objects, fields, record types to cover
  • {{sensitive_fields}} — fields needing restricted access
  • {{policy_constraints}} — internal or regulatory rules to respect
  • {{existing_permission_notes}} — current profiles, permission sets, sharing rules
  • {{approval_owner}} — who signs off

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then restate the scope in one line.
  2. Build one row per role and object pair, covering view, create, edit, delete and export.
  3. Add a second table for field level access to the sensitive fields: view, edit, hidden.
  4. Note where role hierarchy, sharing rules or team access changes the result.
  5. Flag every row where access is broader than the role's job needs and give the tighter setting.
  6. List the decisions still open before configuration.

Output format — Two markdown tables, then a short flagged risk list and an open decision list. Use only these cell values: full, edit, view, none, conditional. No narrative paragraphs.

Guardrails — Do not invent platform setting names, licence rules or regulatory requirements; mark anything unconfirmed as needing platform documentation. Flag every assumption about a role. Tell the user to have the final matrix approved by the system owner and, where personal data is involved, by the privacy or legal contact.

Example — {{crm_platform}} = HubSpot; {{roles_list}} = SDR, Account Executive, Sales Manager, Marketing Ops; {{sensitive_fields}} = deal value, renewal date, contact mobile.