Final answer:
A user with Profile level CRED permissions on the Contact object and OWD set to Private can create new contacts, view their owned or shared contacts, edit those contacts, and delete them if they have the corresponding permissions granted in their profile.
Step-by-step explanation:
The actions a user can take on the Contact object with Profile level CRED permissions in Salesforce, when the Organization-Wide Defaults (OWD) are set to Private, depend on the specific permissions granted to that profile. CRED stands for Create, Read, Edit, Delete, and these are the basic permissions that can be granted on any object in Salesforce. When OWD is set to Private, it means that by default, users cannot see any contacts they do not own or have not been explicitly granted access to through sharing rules or manual sharing.
A user with CRED permissions on the Contact object and a Private OWD setting could:
- Create new Contact records, if they have 'Create' permission.
- View Contact records they own or ones that have been shared with them directly, if they have 'Read' permission.
- Edit Contact records they own or have been given editing rights to, if they have 'Edit' permission.
- Delete Contact records they own or have been given deletion rights to, if they have 'Delete' permission.
However, the user cannot view, edit, or delete Contacts owned by other users unless the record is explicitly shared with them.