Sales-Con-201 Data Management Practice Question
A Consultant is planning a data migration for custom objects in Sales Cloud and needs to choose between Data Loader and Data Import Wizard. Which THREE characteristics are true for Data Loader compared to Data Import Wizard? 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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Supports custom objects as well as most standard objects.
Data Loader supports all objects, supports hard delete, and can be run from the command line, whereas Data Import Wizard has object restrictions and a 50k limit.
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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Provides a browser-based wizard interface directly inside Setup.
Why it's wrong here
Data Import Wizard is browser-based; Data Loader is a downloadable desktop application.
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Supports custom objects as well as most standard objects.
Why this is correct
Data Loader supports virtually all standard and custom objects in Salesforce.
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Supports hard deletion of records.
Why this is correct
Data Loader supports deleting and permanently deleting records (hard delete).
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Has a strict limit of 50,000 records per import transaction.
Why it's wrong here
50,000 record limit applies to the Data Import Wizard, not Data Loader.
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Can be executed from the command line for automated scripts.
Why this is correct
Data Loader supports command-line interface (CLI) execution for automated batch jobs.
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