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Data 360 Consultant Data Ingestion And Modeling Practice Question

A consultant is configuring a data stream from a Salesforce CRM org. The organization wants to ensure that deletes in CRM are reflected in Data Cloud. How does Data Cloud handle deletes from Salesforce CRM data sources?

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Correct answer & explanation

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Deletes are automatically synchronized through the standard Salesforce CRM connector synchronization process.

Salesforce CRM data streams support soft deletes and Change Data Capture depending on the object configuration, but standard CRM connectors handle record updates and deletions through periodic synchronization and CDC mechanisms.

Answer analysis

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Data Cloud does not support record deletion; deleted records remain permanently in DSOs.
Why it's wrong here
Deletions from supported CRM connectors are synchronized.
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Deletes require an external Ingestion API call with a delete flag set to true.
Why it's wrong here
API calls are not needed for CRM connector deletes.
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Deletes are automatically synchronized through the standard Salesforce CRM connector synchronization process.
Why this is correct
The Salesforce CRM connector periodically syncs and reflects record deletions in Data Cloud.
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Deletes must be handled manually by running a weekly SQL purge script.
Why it's wrong here
Purges are not done via manual SQL scripts for CRM connectors.

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