Sales-Con-201 Data Management Practice Question
A Sales Cloud Consultant is reviewing a client's data model to prepare for a large data migration. Which THREE data hygiene and structuring tasks should be performed beforehand? Choose 3 options.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Establish External ID fields on objects to facilitate upserts and relationship mapping.
Data hygiene prior to migration includes purging obsolete records, standardizing picklist values, and defining external IDs for relational mapping.
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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Establish External ID fields on objects to facilitate upserts and relationship mapping.
Why this is correct
External IDs are vital for mapping relationships during multi-object migrations.
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Standardize picklist values and enable State and Country Picklists.
Why this is correct
Standardizing picklists ensures incoming data matches existing picklist definitions without failing.
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Identify and remove obsolete, redundant, or incomplete legacy records.
Why this is correct
Cleaning data before migration prevents importing bad legacy data into the new org.
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Disable all user profiles except the System Administrator.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling user profiles is unnecessary for data migration preparation.
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Delete all standard object definitions to make room for custom objects.
Why it's wrong here
Standard objects cannot be deleted.
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