SALESFORCE-PD1 Process Automation And Logic Practice Question
Which THREE limitations apply to Apex Triggers? (Choose THREE.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Triggers cannot perform DML statements directly without bulkification consideration (though syntax allows it, governor limits prevent it). Let's use: Triggers cannot use return types or be called directly from user interface buttons without wrapper classes/flows.
Triggers cannot make synchronous callouts, cannot use custom web service annotations directly on trigger bodies, and have limits on stack depth.
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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Triggers cannot perform DML statements directly without bulkification consideration (though syntax allows it, governor limits prevent it). Let's use: Triggers cannot use return types or be called directly from user interface buttons without wrapper classes/flows.
Why this is correct
Triggers are event-driven database hooks and cannot be called directly as methods from UI buttons.
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Triggers cannot exceed a maximum trigger recursion stack depth of 16 without throwing an exception.
Why this is correct
Salesforce enforces a maximum trigger stack depth of 16 to prevent infinite recursion.
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Triggers cannot be defined on standard objects, only custom objects.
Why it's wrong here
Triggers can be written on both standard and custom objects.
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Triggers cannot process more than 200 records in a single batch chunk.
Why it's wrong here
Trigger batch size is typically 200, but platform architecture can pass collections in batch contexts; however, the primary limitation option is correct regarding callouts, stack depth, and DML limits.
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Triggers cannot make synchronous outbound HTTP callouts.
Why this is correct
Synchronous HTTP callouts are blocked in triggers to prevent thread hanging.
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