Question

Difficulty: MediumSelf-Service Portals and Experience Cloud for Support

A telecommunications enterprise is designing a multi-tier Experience Cloud self-service and support strategy. Match each Experience Cloud license or access type on the left to the corresponding business requirement on the right.

  • Customer Community LicenseHigh-volume external B2C users requiring access to Knowledge articles and their own Case history using Sharing Sets, without access to Reports or Role Hierarchies.
  • Customer Community Plus LicenseExternal users requiring access to Cases, custom objects, Role Hierarchies, and advanced sharing features such as Apex or Manual sharing.
  • Partner Community LicenseExternal B2B channel reseller partners requiring access to Leads, Opportunities, and joint support Cases alongside sales pipeline tools.
  • Guest User ProfileUnauthenticated public visitors who need read-only access to published Knowledge articles and the ability to submit cases via Web-to-Case.

Answer

Customer Community License matches high-volume B2C users relying on Sharing Sets without Role Hierarchies; Customer Community Plus License matches external users needing Role Hierarchies and advanced sharing features; Partner Community License matches B2B partners needing access to Leads and Opportunities; Guest User Profile matches unauthenticated public visitors accessing public Knowledge and Web-to-Case.
Each Experience Cloud access model directly aligns with specific security and functionality boundaries: Customer Community covers high-volume B2C users using Sharing Sets; Customer Community Plus adds Roles, Reports, and advanced sharing; Partner Community grants access to Sales objects like Leads and Opportunities; Guest User Profile controls public, unauthenticated access.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify high-volume consumer self-service requirements
Determine that high-volume B2C users without role hierarchy needs correspond to the Customer Community License.
Customer Community is cost-effective for large-volume B2C portals utilizing Sharing Sets.
2
Evaluate advanced sharing and role hierarchy needs
Map Customer Community Plus License to requirements needing Role Hierarchies, Reports, and Apex/Manual sharing.
Customer Community Plus adds backend CRM object access features and role-based sharing models.
3
Evaluate B2B partner sales and service requirements
Map Partner Community License to requirements involving Leads and Opportunities.
Partner Community licenses extend access to CRM sales objects alongside Service capabilities.
4
Identify unauthenticated access requirements
Map Guest User Profile to public unauthenticated access to Knowledge articles and Web-to-Case.
Unauthenticated site visitors interact with Experience Cloud sites through the site's Guest User Profile.

Key Concept

Experience Cloud Licensing and User Access Security Models
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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