Sales-Con-201 Data Management Practice Question
A Consultant is troubleshooting a failed Data Loader insert operation where multiple records failed due to system lock errors. Which THREE strategies can mitigate record locking in Sales Cloud? Choose 3 options.
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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Reduce the Data Loader batch size.
Record locking is often caused by parent roll-ups, sharing recalculations, or concurrent updates to parent records. Reducing batch size, serializing loads, and disabling unnecessary roll-ups helps.
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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Reduce the Data Loader batch size.
Why this is correct
Smaller batch sizes reduce the number of records locked in a single database transaction.
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Convert all master-detail relationships to lookups permanently.
Why it's wrong here
Modifying the core data model permanently to fix a migration issue is poor practice.
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Avoid updating parent records (such as Accounts) simultaneously from multiple child threads.
Why this is correct
Simultaneous child inserts updating the same parent summary fields cause parent locking.
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Increase batch size to the maximum of 10,000 to complete the job faster.
Why it's wrong here
Larger batch sizes increase database lock contention and failures.
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Execute the data load using serial mode rather than bulk API parallel mode if necessary.
Why this is correct
Serial mode processes batches one at a time, eliminating parallel thread contention on parent records.
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