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sultansultan 

can we do field update which is read only in profile level using a workflow?plz helpme?

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Grazitti TeamGrazitti Team
Hi Feroz,

You cannot update a field through workflow which is readonly on your profile.

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Grazitti Team

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RadnipRadnip
Try it. You can sign up for a free developer org. Change a fields permission in the profile to read only. Then create a workflow rule that updates the field. Login to your org with a user you have created using that profile and you'll see if it updates or not.
Grazitti TeamGrazitti Team
Hi Feroz,

You cannot update a field through workflow which is readonly on your profile.

Please mark this as best answer if it helps!

Thanks
Grazitti Team
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Adam CadamAdam Cadam

I just came across this answer while looking for the same thing mysellf.

But, it is wrong.

I don't know if this has chnaged in SF since 2014, but currently (May 2022):

Field updates function independently of field-level security. Therefore, a workflow rule can update fields even though they are hidden on the user's page layout.

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.workflow_field_update_considerations.htm&type=5