On custom objects, you can define Apex Sharing Reasons—named reasons that label why programmatic access was granted. In Setup, open your custom object, find Apex Sharing Reasons, and click New. Salesforce exposes that reason in Apex as an enum under… Continue Reading
When you add programmatic shares to standard objects (Account, Contact, Case, Lead, etc.), you can’t create a custom Apex Sharing Reason. Custom reasons exist only for custom objects. On standard objects, the supported approach is to insert a share row… Continue Reading
If your org-wide defaults (OWD) are restrictive and you need dynamic, record-by-record access, Apex Sharing in Salesforce lets you grant access programmatically. This guide explains Understanding Apex Managed Sharing, Sharing a Record Using Apex, RowCause / reasons, how to share… Continue Reading