Salesforce Admins and Developers often need to mass export Salesforce Profiles in XLS format for security audits, access reviews, compliance reporting, or documentation. However, Salesforceās standard process requires opening each Profile individually and manually reviewing its settingsāmaking the task time-consuming and inefficient.
When managing multiple Profiles across complex Salesforce orgs, this manual approach quickly becomes impractical and increases the risk of errors.
Challenges with Salesforce Standard Profile Export
Using native Salesforce tools to export Profiles presents several limitations:
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No built-in option to export multiple Profiles at once
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Requires repetitive clicking and manual data collection
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Difficult to consolidate Profile permissions into a single report
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Not scalable for enterprise or multi-team Salesforce environments
These challenges make Profile audits and governance tasks far more labor-intensive than necessary.
Mass Export Salesforce Profiles Using BOFC
Bulk Object Field Creator (BOFC) is a powerful AppExchange tool that enables Salesforce Admins to export multiple Profiles in a single click into a structured XLS file.
With BOFC, all selected Profilesāboth Standard and Custom Profilesāare exported into one Excel workbook, with each Profile organized into its own worksheet tab for easy review and analysis.
Profile Properties Included in the Export
BOFC supports the export of 14 different Profile properties, providing complete visibility into user access and configuration:
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Object Permissions
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Tab Settings
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Application Settings
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Page Layout Assignments
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Administrative and User Permissions
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Record Type Settings
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Apex Class Permissions
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Visualforce Page Permissions
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IP Ranges
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Login Hours
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Enabled Custom Settings Definition Access
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Enabled Custom Metadata Type Access
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Enabled Custom Permissions
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Enabled Flow Access
This comprehensive export is ideal for Salesforce security audits, access validation, and compliance reviews.
Benefits of Using BOFC to Export Profiles in Salesforce
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Bulk export multiple Salesforce Profiles in XLS format
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Supports Standard and Custom Profiles
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One-click, no-code, fully clickable interface
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Eliminates manual profile-by-profile review
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Saves significant admin time during audits and org cleanups
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Improves governance and access transparency
Why Salesforce Admins Use BOFC for Profile Export
BOFC is designed to simplify Salesforce metadata management at scale. By automating Profile exports, Admins gain faster access insights, reduce manual effort, and maintain stronger control over user permissions across the organization.
If youāre looking for the best way to export Salesforce Profiles, BOFC offers a fast, reliable, and admin-friendly solution built for modern Salesforce teams.
Sample Profile Sheet (in xls)
To avail this feature, kindly make sure you have installed the latest version of the application. You can upgrade your package using either of two ways:
- In Salesforce, go to āBOFC Home > Settings > App Version > Click to Upgradeā ā or ā
- Refer the below button to quickly upgrade your package to the latest version and explore its complete benefits:
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Few Simple Steps to Export Profiles in Salesforce
1. Open the BOFC Home > Click “Export Multiple Profiles (complete details)”
2. It will open below screen for BOFC “Export Multiple Profiles”
3. Once this option is selected, it will ask user to Select Profiles in each Org and Profile Attributes.
- Select single or multiple Profiles from the drop down
- Select which profile attributes needs to be compared (for eg: Object details, Apex permissions, Record type settings etc)
4. Once profiles and attributes are selected, it will ask user to select the Component Types:
- Unmanaged Components – which means components which ARE created in this org and NOT a part of any Managed Package installed in the Salesforce org
- Managed Components – which means components which are NOT created in this org and ARE a part of any Managed Package installed in the Salesforce org
5. All Set we are ready to Initiate the Process to Export Profiles. Click on “Click to Initiate Process” button to export XLS file for all the selected profiles with all the selected components.
It will exports single XLS (with multiple tabs, one tab for each profile) for all the selected profiles in Salesforce.
6. Once “Click to Initiate Process” button is clicked, it will display a popup on the page. This popup shows the status of your export for multiple profiles. Wait for couple of seconds, until status is changed to “Completed” in the export status table.
- Status: Shows if process got completed or not
- Failure: Shows no of profiles which got error out
7. Once status is “Completed“, your file is ready for export. Click on “Download“ link to download your profiles export in XLS.
“Click Download Link” : On clicking this link, it will download a XLS file for all the selected profiles. Each profile is represented as a separate tab in XLS. Each Tab will have complete detail of all the selected profile attributes.
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