The most effective and accurate method for testing a new security role is to simulate the target user's environment. This involves using a dedicated test account that is not a system administrator. The test account should be assigned a base security role (e.g., Salesperson) that provides the foundational permissions a typical user would have, in addition to the new custom "QV security" role. This approach ensures that the new permissions are tested in a realistic context, verifying how they interact with existing privileges and revealing any potential conflicts or deficiencies.

B. The System Administrator role has universal permissions and bypasses all security checks, making it impossible to validate the specific restrictions or capabilities of the "QV security" role.

C. Using only the new custom role may cause the test to fail because the test user might lack fundamental privileges (like logging in or accessing the app) that are typically provided by a base role.

D. Adding the role to your own user account is not a reliable testing method, as your existing, likely elevated, permissions would mask any permission gaps in the role being tested.

1. Microsoft Learn

Power Platform Documentation. "Security roles and privileges". This document explains that a user's total permissions are a combination of all assigned roles. It states

"The total set of privileges for a user is the union of all privileges granted by all the security roles assigned to that user." This supports the methodology of testing a new role in conjunction with a base role.

Reference: Microsoft Learn

"Security roles and privileges

" Section: "How security roles are used."

2. Microsoft Learn

Power Platform Documentation. "Configure user security in an environment". This guide details the process of assigning roles and emphasizes creating a security model that reflects the organization's structure. Testing this model requires simulating a user's actual role combination

not just testing a new role in isolation or with administrative privileges.

Reference: Microsoft Learn

"Configure user security in an environment

" Section: "Assign a security role to a user."