SF-Admin Automation Practice Question
An administrator at Northern Trail Outfitters is configuring a Record-Triggered Flow on the Opportunity object. The flow must execute only when an Opportunity is updated and the Stage field changes to Closed Won. Which configuration should the administrator use to meet this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse a simple equality condition on Stage with the ISCHANGED operator, which is required to detect that the field transitioned to the desired value.
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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Set the Start element to run when a record is updated, and configure the entry condition to check if Stage is changed and equals Closed Won.
The correct configuration limits the flow to update events and uses the ISCHANGED operator on the Stage field along with an equality check for Closed Won. This ensures the flow runs only when an update causes Stage to transition to Closed Won, avoiding unnecessary executions on creation or on updates where Stage was already Closed Won. It precisely satisfies the stated automation requirement.
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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Set the Start element to run when a record is updated, and configure the entry condition to check if Stage equals Closed Won.
Why it's wrong here
Setting the trigger to update and adding a condition on the Stage field checks the current value of Stage but does not verify that the field actually changed. The flow would run on any update where Stage is Closed Won, even if it was already Closed Won before the update. This does not meet the requirement of executing only when the Stage changes to Closed Won.
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Set the Start element to run when a record is created or updated, and configure the entry condition to check if Stage is changed and equals Closed Won.
Why it's wrong here
Including the create event means the flow can run at record creation, but the ISCHANGED operator does not evaluate to true on creation because there is no prior value. This could prevent the flow from running when needed or cause confusion about when it triggers. The requirement specifies execution only on update, so including the create event is incorrect.
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Set the Start element to run when a record is created or updated, and add a Decision element that checks if Stage equals Closed Won.
Why it's wrong here
This configuration would run the flow on both creation and update events and evaluate the Decision for any Stage value. It does not restrict execution to the update event or specifically to a change in the Stage field. The flow could fire on record creation or on updates where Stage was already Closed Won, causing unnecessary executions and potentially incorrect automation.
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Set the Start element to run when a record is updated, and configure the entry condition to check if Stage is changed and equals Closed Won.
Why this is correct
This configuration restricts the flow to update events and uses the ISCHANGED operator on the Stage field combined with an equality check for Closed Won. The flow executes only when an update occurs and the Stage field transitions to Closed Won. This precisely matches the requirement of running when an Opportunity is updated and the Stage changes to Closed Won.
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