2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: receiving, at the database system, a request to grant the first user permission to access a second one of the plurality of custom metadata entities; assigning the second custom metadata entity to the one or more permission sets; and storing data indicating the assignment in the association database.
2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: receiving, at the database system, a request to grant the first user permission to access a second one of the plurality of custom metadata entities; assigning the second custom metadata entity to the one or more permission sets; and storing data indicating the assignment in the association database. 5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first association record is in a child-parent relationship with the one or more permission sets.