SALESFORCE-PD1 Process Automation And Logic Practice Question
A developer has a requirement to perform a callout to an external ERP system immediately when an Opportunity reaches Closed Won. The developer decides to use a future method from an after update trigger. What is a primary architectural limitation of this approach?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Future methods cannot accept sObject instances as parameters, requiring ID serialization/deserialization and additional SOQL queries.
Future methods cannot accept sObjects as arguments, requiring the trigger to pass primitive IDs, and they cannot guarantee exact execution order when multiple asynchronous requests fire.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Future methods cannot make callouts to external systems.
Why it's wrong here
Future methods are frequently used for callouts because they run asynchronously.
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Future methods cannot accept sObject instances as parameters, requiring ID serialization/deserialization and additional SOQL queries.
Why this is correct
Because future methods only accept primitives, the future method must requery records using passed IDs.
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Future methods execute synchronously in the same database transaction.
Why it's wrong here
Future methods execute asynchronously, not synchronously.
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Future methods are limited to 1 callout per transaction.
Why it's wrong here
The limit is 100 callouts per transaction.
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