Sales-Con-201 Practice Test 18 — 15 Questions

Question 1

What is the primary objective of a user experience (UX) assessment during the pre-rollout planning phase?

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To identify key user personas and streamline their daily workflow paths. Understanding user personas and their daily friction points ensures the solution is tailored to practical needs.

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To negotiate software licensing discounts with Salesforce account executives

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To write comprehensive technical documentation for developers

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To establish automatic data backup schedules in the cloud

Question 2

Which TWO methods can be used to share an Account with a colleague?

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Account Team.. Account Team (B) is correct because adding a colleague to the Account Team grants them access to the account record through the account team member's access level (Read/Write or Read Only), which is a standard way to share an account with other users. Manual Sharing (C) is correct because a user with sharing privileges can manually share an individual Account record with another user or group, granting Read or Read/Write access via the Sharing button on the record. Setting as record owner (A) transfers ownership rather than sharing, so it does not fit the scenario of sharing with a colleague. Adding to a public folder (D) applies to sharing folders for reports, dashboards, and documents, not Account records. Changing the Profile (E) alters a user's overall permissions and object-level access, not sharing of a specific Account record.

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Set as record owner.

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Add to public folder.

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Change Profile.

Question 3

Which TWO components are needed for a Price Book?

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Price Book Entry records.. A Price Book requires Price Book Entry records (option A) because the Price Book Entry object is the junction that links a Product2 to a specific Price Book and stores the unit price for that product in that book; without entries, the Price Book contains no priced products. It also requires Product records (option B), since every Price Book Entry must reference a Product2, and the product supplies the item being priced and sold. Order records (option C) are transactional documents created after products and prices exist, so they are not components of a Price Book. Campaign records (option D) belong to marketing functionality and have no relationship to Price Book structure. Lead records (option E) are pre-opportunity prospects and are unrelated to defining a Price Book.

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Order records.

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Campaign records.

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Lead records.

Question 4

Universal Containers has duplicate Leads in their Sales Cloud instance. Which TWO criteria can be used when configuring standard Matching Rules for Leads? Choose 2 options.

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Email (Exact or Fuzzy). Email is a standard, matchable field on the Lead object, and standard Matching Rules allow the match method to be set to Exact or Fuzzy for text fields like Email. Option D (Company Name, Exact or Fuzzy) is also correct because Company is a standard Lead field, and standard Matching Rules support Exact or Fuzzy matching on it to detect duplicate companies. Options A (Opportunity Amount), C (Product Family), and E (Case Description) are incorrect because these fields belong to other objects (Opportunity, Product, and Case respectively) and are not available as Lead fields when configuring standard Matching Rules for Leads.

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Opportunity Amount

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Product Family

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Case Description

Question 5

A Sales Cloud Consultant is reviewing a client's data model to prepare for a large data migration. Which THREE data hygiene and structuring tasks should be performed beforehand? Choose 3 options.

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Establish External ID fields on objects to facilitate upserts and relationship mapping.. Option A is correct because External ID fields enable upsert operations in the Data Loader and DML, letting the migration match incoming records to existing ones and resolve lookup relationships without relying on Salesforce IDs. Option B is correct because standardizing picklist values and enabling State and Country Picklists enforces consistent, validated address and picklist data before load, preventing dirty values and failed record creation. Option C is correct because cleansing obsolete, redundant, or incomplete legacy records before migration reduces data volume, avoids duplicate records, and improves overall data quality in the target org. Option D is not appropriate because disabling user profiles would break user access and security and has nothing to do with data hygiene or structuring. Option E is not appropriate because standard objects cannot and should not be deleted; they are required for core Salesforce functionality and custom objects are added alongside them.

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Disable all user profiles except the System Administrator.

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Delete all standard object definitions to make room for custom objects.

Question 6

A sales rep needs to quickly check key metrics such as win rate, total pipeline, and closed-won revenue for the current quarter without navigating away from the Home page. What is the best way to provide this visibility?

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Embed a Lightning Dashboard component on the Home page.. Embedding a Lightning Dashboard component directly on the Home page gives the rep immediate, in-context visibility into win rate, pipeline, and closed-won revenue without navigating away. Lightning Dashboards support dynamic filtering (e.g., 'This Quarter') and refresh automatically, making them the standard declarative solution for at-a-glance Home page metrics.

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Build an Apex page to query summary objects.

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Schedule a daily email report containing the metrics.

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Create a custom list view with summary metrics.

Question 7

Universal Containers is planning the training phase for an upcoming Sales Cloud rollout. The consultant recommends a blended learning approach. Which combination of activities best represents this approach?

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Combining instructor-led workshops, hands-on exercises in a full sandbox, and Trailhead trails.. A blended learning approach combines multiple modalities—live instruction, hands-on practice, and self-paced digital content—to accommodate different learning styles and reinforce retention. Option D explicitly includes instructor-led workshops (live, synchronous), hands-on exercises in a full sandbox (experiential, safe practice environment), and Trailhead trails (self-paced, gamified microlearning). This mix aligns with Salesforce's recommended enablement strategy for Sales Cloud rollouts, where users need both conceptual understanding and practical application before go-live.

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Providing a 500-page PDF user manual on go-live morning with no prior practice.

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Letting users figure out the system organically without any structured guidance.

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Requiring users to watch a generic Salesforce marketing video on YouTube.

Question 8

A Sales Cloud Consultant needs to back up Account and Opportunity data weekly in CSV format. Which tool provides a scheduled, automated export capability directly from the Salesforce setup menu?

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Data Export Service. The Data Export Service in Salesforce Setup provides a scheduled, automated export of data in CSV format. It allows administrators to schedule weekly or monthly exports of all data or specific objects, and the files are available for download. This is the only tool directly accessible from the Setup menu that offers scheduled automated exports.

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Data Import Wizard

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Mass Transfer Tool

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Data Loader CLI

Question 9

A consultant is designing the rollout strategy for a company moving from legacy desktop software to Sales Cloud. Which TWO risks must be actively managed during the transition? (Choose two.)

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Data migration errors resulting in corrupted or incomplete historical customer records. Option B is correct because moving from legacy desktop software to Sales Cloud requires migrating historical customer data, and mismatched fields, duplicate records, or failed loads can corrupt or incompletely transfer records, so data migration errors must be actively managed with validation, deduplication, and reconciliation. Option E is correct because user resistance and reversion to legacy offline spreadsheets is a classic adoption risk in CRM rollouts, and it must be managed through training, change management, executive sponsorship, and clear process alignment. Option A is not correct because Salesforce data centers are highly resilient and simultaneous logins do not cause physical overheating; capacity is handled by Salesforce's infrastructure. Option C is not correct because file attachment limits are governed by Salesforce storage allocations and licensing, not by excessive server storage space in the customer's environment. Option D is not correct because standard Salesforce objects like Accounts and Contacts cannot be accidentally deleted in the way described; Salesforce protects standard objects from deletion, and deletion of records is governed by permissions, recycle bin, and backup/recovery practices.

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Too many users logging in simultaneously causing Salesforce data centers to physically overheat

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Excessive server storage space caused by overly generous file attachment limits

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Accidental deletion of standard Salesforce objects like Accounts and Contacts

Question 10

An organization uses Campaigns to track marketing efforts. A manager needs a report showing which Campaigns have generated the most closed-won Opportunities. What is the primary object that links these?

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Campaign Influence.. Campaign Influence is the primary object that links Campaigns to Opportunities, allowing reporting on which Campaigns have generated closed-won Opportunities. It tracks the influence of campaigns on opportunity revenue.

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Opportunity Contact Role.

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Account-Campaign mapping.

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Lead Conversion.

Question 11

Universal Containers wants to ensure data quality by validating phone numbers and postal codes during user entry. Which TWO tools or features should the Consultant implement? Choose 2 options.

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Validation Rules using REGEX functions. Option B (Validation Rules using REGEX functions) is correct because Salesforce validation rules can enforce format-level data quality at the point of user entry, and REGEX() lets you match phone numbers and postal codes against a defined pattern (e.g., REGEX(Phone, "^[0-9]{10}$") or a postal-code pattern) so invalid values are blocked before the record is saved. Option C (AppExchange Address Verification Solutions) is correct because third-party AppExchange packages provide real address/postal-code verification and standardization against authoritative postal databases, which goes beyond simple format checking and validates that the postal code actually exists and matches the address. Option A (Mass Transfer tool) is incorrect because it only transfers ownership of multiple records between users and does not validate phone numbers or postal codes. Option D (Assignment Rules) is incorrect because it routes leads or cases to users/queues based on criteria and does not perform data-quality validation. Option E (Data Export Service) is incorrect because it is a backup/export mechanism for extracting data, not an entry-time validation feature.

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Mass Transfer tool

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Assignment Rules

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Data Export Service

Question 12

A consultant has finalized the solution design document for a Sales Cloud implementation. During the client review meeting, key business stakeholders request significant modifications to the account hierarchy data model that will impact downstream reporting and integrations. What is the proper governance procedure the consultant should follow?

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Log a formal change request to evaluate the impact on timeline, budget, and technical dependencies.. The proper governance procedure is to log a formal change request to evaluate the impact on timeline, budget, and technical dependencies. This ensures that any modifications to the solution design are assessed through a controlled change management process, allowing stakeholders to make informed decisions based on the full impact analysis. It maintains project integrity and prevents undocumented changes that could lead to scope creep and integration failures.

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Advise the client to handle the hierarchy changes entirely outside of Salesforce.

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Immediately update the configuration in the sandbox to satisfy the client without documentation.

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Cancel the project until the client agrees to never change their requirements.

Question 13

A customer requires that the 'Discount' field on the Quote line item be restricted so that it cannot exceed 20%. Which feature should be used to enforce this constraint?

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Validation Rule. A Validation Rule is used to enforce data integrity by preventing records from being saved if they violate specified conditions. To restrict the Discount field on a Quote Line Item to not exceed 20%, a validation rule with a formula like Discount > 0.20 would trigger an error message when the condition is met, effectively enforcing the constraint.

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Workflow Rule

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Approval Process

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Roll-up Summary Field

Question 14

Which role is primarily responsible for securing executive sponsorship and championing change throughout a Sales Cloud implementation?

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Executive Sponsor. The Executive Sponsor is the senior leader who provides strategic direction, secures resources, and advocates for the project at the highest levels. In a Sales Cloud implementation, this role is critical for overcoming organizational resistance and ensuring alignment with business goals. By championing change, the Executive Sponsor helps drive user adoption and holds the team accountable. Thus, they are primarily responsible for securing executive sponsorship and championing change.

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End-User Trainer

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Salesforce Administrator

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Lead Developer

Question 15

A sales manager is concerned about duplicate Contact records being created manually by sales reps. Which tool should the Consultant configure to alert users and prevent duplicate creation in real time?

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Duplicate Rule and Matching Rule. Standard Duplicate Management allows administrators to define matching rules and duplicate rules that alert users or block creation when a potential duplicate is detected.

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Data Integration Rule

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Mass Delete Wizard

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Data Loader with matching criteria