The Field Permission Matrix allows a System Administrator to define a set of rules governing view and edit permissions. These rules are based on a combination of user [[role]] and record [[status]]. This set of rules, known as the Permission Matrix, can then be applied to multiple fields.
==[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raison_d%27%C3%AAtre Raison d'être]==
The Field Permission Matrix exists for two reasons:
* in order to make it easier for System Administrators to apply [[Visibility Condition|visibility conditions]] to a set of fields; and