Data 360 Consultant Identity Resolution Practice Question
During an implementation review, a consultant notices that multiple identity resolution rulesets have been created within a single data space, leading to conflicting unified profiles and redundant processing. What is the Salesforce-recommended best practice for ruleset architecture?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Consolidate into a single, comprehensive identity resolution ruleset per data space containing all required match rules and reconciliation rules.
Salesforce best practice recommends maintaining a single, well-structured identity resolution ruleset per data space containing all necessary match and reconciliation rules to avoid conflicts and redundancy.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Assign each match rule to a separate data space automatically.
Why it's wrong here
Match rules are configured within rulesets inside a data space, not assigned to separate data spaces automatically.
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Consolidate into a single, comprehensive identity resolution ruleset per data space containing all required match rules and reconciliation rules.
Why this is correct
Having a single ruleset per data space prevents profile conflicts and optimizes processing efficiency.
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Disable all rulesets and rely exclusively on Calculated Insights for matching.
Why it's wrong here
Calculated insights cannot perform identity resolution matching and profile merging.
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Create one ruleset per data stream to ensure isolated processing.
Why it's wrong here
Creating a ruleset per data stream leads to fragmented, conflicting unified profiles across objects.
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