SALESFORCE-PD1 Process Automation And Logic Practice Question
A developer implements a Batch Apex class that updates millions of records. During the execution of the execute method, a transient database error occurs on a single record. What happens to the batch job by default if Database.executeBatch is called without additional parameters?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The entire batch job fails immediately, and no further chunks are processed.
By default, if an unhandled exception occurs in a batch chunk, the entire batch job fails and the error is logged, unless Database.insert is used with allOrNone set or exception handling is implemented.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The failed record is placed in a retry queue for asynchronous reprocessing.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Salesforce does not automatically retry failed batch records unless custom error handling is written.
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The entire batch job fails immediately, and no further chunks are processed.
Why this is correct
Correct. Uncaught exceptions in a batch execution cause the transaction to fail and the entire batch job to be marked as Failed.
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Only the failed record is rolled back, and the batch continues processing the remaining records.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. By default, unhandled exceptions in the execute method will cause the entire transaction for that batch chunk to fail.
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The entire database transaction is rolled back, but the batch continues to the next execute method.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. A failure in the execute method aborts the batch job execution entirely.
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