Salesforce-Associate Salesforce Certified Associate Exam (SP23) Question and Answers

Creating a dashboard is the recommended way to meet the requirements of displaying an easy-to-understand visual representation of accounts and opportunities that have been worked on by the sales agents in the current quarter. A dashboard is a collection of components that display data from one or more reports in a graphical format, such as charts, gauges, metrics, and tables. A dashboard allows the user to identify trends, sort data, and measure the impact of their activities. For example, a dashboard could show the number of accounts and opportunities by sales agent, the total amount of closed won opportunities by month, and the average deal size by industry. Creating a list view would not work, because a list view is a filtered set of records that display data in a tabular format, not a graphical format. A list view does not allow the user to identify trends, sort data, or measure the impact of their activities. Creating a custom tab would not work, because a custom tab is a user interface element that allows the user to access a custom object, a web page, or a Lightning page. A custom tab does not display data in a graphical format, but in a record detail or page layout format.

The Salesforce Lightning Console is an app that allows the user to view multiple records and their related records on one screen, using tabs and subtabs. This can improve the user’s productivity and efficiency.

Trailhead Academy is the resource that provides virtual and in-person learning that should help the in-house IT administration team of Get Cloudy Consulting accelerate their Salesforce knowledge. Trailhead Academy offers instructor-led training workshops, certification preparation courses, and custom learning programs for various Salesforce roles and products

The Education Cloud is the cloud that provides Program Enrollment and Course Connections as standard offerings. The Education Cloud is a set of products and solutions designed specifically for educational institutions, such as schools, colleges, and universities. The Education Cloud includes the Education Data Architecture (EDA), which is a managed package that adds pre-built objects, fields, workflows, and reports to the standard Salesforce platform. Program Enrollment and Course Connections are two features of EDA that allow the user to manage the enrollment and connection of students to academic programs and courses. The Experience Cloud is a cloud that allows the creation of digital experiences, such as websites, portals, and mobile apps, for customers, partners, and employees. The Marketing Cloud is a cloud that provides tools for creating and managing personalized marketing campaigns across multiple channels, such as email, social media, web, and mobile.

The relationship type between accounts and contacts is a lookup relationship. A lookup relationship links two objects together, but does not affect security, ownership, or deletion. A master-detail relationship is a type of lookup relationship that creates a parent-child relationship between two objects, where the child records inherit the security and ownership of the parent record, and are deleted when the parent record is deleted. A self relationship is a type of lookup relationship that links an object to itself, creating a hierarchy of records.

 The recommendation for the associate to change the opportunity stage more easily is to switch to the Kanban View. The Kanban View is a visual representation of the records in a list view, organized by stages or other categories. The associate can drag and drop the records from one column to another to update the stage or other fields. The Kanban View also shows key metrics and alerts for each column, such as the total amount, number of records, and overdue tasks. Creating multiple list views or using a Dynamic Dashboard View are not as convenient and efficient as using the Kanban View.

Profiles and permission sets are used to configure object access for users. Profiles define the baseline access for users based on their license type and job function. Permission sets grant additional access to users based on their functional or departmental needs. Sharing sets and manual sharing are used to configure record access for users. Validation and assignment rules are used to enforce data quality and automate business processes.

The steps that the sales manager should follow to create a report that shows their top-selling product families by quantity are:

• Group by product family > Filter to show only Closed Won opportunities > Sum the total number sold

These steps will allow the sales manager to see how many products from each product family were sold in the closed opportunities, and compare the performance of different product families.

Creating record types on Account called Partner and Customer is the recommended way to display only the information applicable to each group. Record types allow different page layouts, picklist values, and business processes to be assigned to different users based on their profile. For example, the Partner record type could have a page layout that includes fields specific to partners, such as Partner Type, Partner Level, and Partner Status. The Customer record type could have a different page layout that excludes those fields. Using Account for customers and creating a custom object for partners would not be advisable, because it would create data silos and make reporting and sharing more difficult. Creating custom objects called Partner and Customer would not make sense, because they are both types of accounts and should use the standard Account object.

The Object Manager is where field dependencies for an object can be reviewed. The Object Manager allows the user to view and manage the metadata of standard and custom objects in Salesforce, such as fields, page layouts, record types, buttons, and actions. Field dependencies are a type of metadata that define the relationship between a controlling field and a dependent field. For example, a field dependency could be set up so that the values available in a picklist field called Region depend on the value selected in another picklist field called Country. Profiles are used to define the baseline access and permissions for users based on their license type and job function. App Builder is a tool that allows the user to create and customize apps and pages in Salesforce using drag-and-drop components.

 The place where GCC’s end users should go to change to the Sales Console is the App Launcher icon (Label A). The App Launcher is a menu that allows users to access all the apps and items in their Salesforce org. The Sales Console is one of the apps that can be found in the App Launcher. The user can search for “Sales Console” in the App Launcher and select it to switch to the Sales Console app. The Sales Console is a standard Salesforce Lightning console app that meets all the sales needs. The Search bar (Label B) is a feature that allows users to find records and other items in their Salesforce org, but it does not search for apps outside their org. The dropdown in the navigation bar (Label C) is a menu that allows users to switch between different tabs and items within the current app, but it does not show other apps.

The most benefit that GCC would get by moving to the Salesforce Platform is that it provides a complete view of a company’s customers on one unified platform. This means that GCC can access and manage all the data and processes related to its marketing, sales, commerce, service, and IT departments from one place, without having to switch between different systems or platforms. This also enables GCC to have a 360-degree view of its customers, which helps it deliver personalized and consistent experiences across all touchpoints.

 The person that the associate would typically work with to get a new field added in their Salesforce org is a Salesforce Administrator. A Salesforce Administrator is someone who configures and manages the Salesforce platform for their organization. They can create and customize objects, fields, layouts, reports, dashboards, and other features to meet the specific needs of their users

A developer org should be used to evaluate a new feature that requires a specific license before purchasing. A developer org is a free, full-featured copy of the Salesforce platform that allows developers to create and test applications and features. A developer org can have access to all the licenses and features that are available in the Salesforce platform

 Converting the Region field to a picklist field is the recommended action to ensure there is correct data for this field. A picklist field allows the user to select a value from a predefined list of values, which ensures data consistency and accuracy. For example, the Region field could have values such as North America, Europe, Asia, and so on. Creating a validation rule to enforce correct spelling would not work, because it would not prevent the field from being blank, and it would not account for different spellings or variations of the same region. Emailing users a list of region names with correct spelling would not work, because it would rely on the users to manually enter the correct values, which is prone to human error and inconsistency.

The best way for GCC to quickly verify if a performance incident has been reported on its instance of Salesforce is to check System Status on the Trust site. The Trust site is a website that provides real-time information on the availability, performance, security, and compliance of the Salesforce platform and services. GCC can use the Trust site to check the current and historical status of its instance, as well as to subscribe to notifications and alerts on any issues or maintenance events

The thing that they should do to add the missing information to the custom Contact list view is to select Fields to Display. Fields to Display is an option that allows the user to customize which columns appear in the list view, based on the fields that are associated with the object. The user can access the Fields to Display option by clicking on the List View Controls menu and then clicking on Select Fields to Display. There, they can add, remove, and reorder the fields that they want to see in the list view. Editing sharing settings or editing list filters are not the correct actions to add the missing information to the list view, because they affect the visibility and the criteria of the records, not the columns.

Service Cloud is the Salesforce product that should meet the need of Get Cloudy Consulting to offer support via web chat and other digital channels. Service Cloud is a cloud-based customer service platform that allows agents to deliver fast and personalized service across multiple channels, such as phone, email, web, social media, and messaging apps. Service Cloud also provides tools for case management, knowledge base, self-service, and analytics.

The way that an end-user can access their personal settings is to click the profile icon in the header, then click Settings. This will open the Settings page, where the user can update their personal information, language and locale, email, display, security, and other settings. Clicking the gear icon in the header, then clicking Setup will open the Setup page, where the user can access the org-wide settings and features, but not their personal settings. Clicking the question mark icon in the header, then creating a Case will open the Help Center, where the user can get help and support, but not access their personal settings.

The type of dashboard that GCC should use to display data based on the logged-in user’s security setting is a Dynamic dashboard. A Dynamic dashboard allows each user to see the dashboard data according to their own access level and permissions. For example, a sales manager can see the data for their entire team, while a sales rep can only see their own data4. A Static dashboard is a type of dashboard that shows the same data to all users, regardless of their access level and permissions. A Standard dashboard is a type of dashboard that shows the data based on the security setting of the dashboard running user, which is a single user that is specified when the dashboard is created or edited

 The solution to the error is to remove. New Employee appendix from the sandbox username. When you create a sandbox, Salesforce appends the sandbox name to all usernames in the sandbox copy, so that they don’t conflict with usernames in the production org. To sign in to the production org, the employee needs to use their original username without the sandbox name.

The best place for GCC’s Salesforce associate to go to collaborate with others on solutions that might resonate with GCC users is to ask a question in a Trailblazer Community Group. A Trailblazer Community Group is a forum where Salesforce users, partners, customers, and employees can connect, share, and learn from each other. There are groups for different topics, regions, industries, and roles. The associate can join a group that is relevant to their needs and interests, and post a question or a discussion to get feedback and ideas from other members. Exploring documents in Help and Training or searching for modules in Trailhead are also useful ways to learn more about Salesforce, but they are not as interactive and collaborative as asking a question in a Trailblazer Community Group.

 When an account is deleted, any related opportunities are also deleted, unless they are closed or have a contract associated with them.

A validation rule on the Opportunity object is the best way to enforce the requirement that the Reason Lost field is required when the stage is changed to Closed Lost. A validation rule can specify a condition and an error message to display when the condition is not met. For example, the condition could be AND(ISPICKVAL(StageName, "Closed Lost"), ISBLANK(Reason_Lost__c)) and the error message could be “Please enter a reason for losing the opportunity.” Making the field required on the page layout or universally required would not work, because the field should only be required when the stage is changed to Closed Lost, not for other stages.

The cloud that will decrease the number of incoming calls, empower customers, and increase satisfaction for the insurance call center is Experience Cloud. Experience Cloud is a product that allows companies to create digital experiences for their customers, partners, and employees, such as websites, portals, forums, and mobile apps. Experience Cloud helps the insurance call center to provide self-service options, such as FAQs, knowledge articles, chatbots, and case management, to its customers, so that they can find answers and solutions on their own, without having to call the agents. This reduces the call volume and improves the customer satisfaction and loyalty.

 To ensure a dashboard has the most current data, you need to click refresh on the dashboard page. Refreshing the browser or opening the dashboard will not update the data in the dashboard components3. You can also schedule a dashboard to refresh automatically at regular intervals

The user can clone the list view with a new name, and filter by the specific city to see only contacts from that city on the list view. This will not affect what other users see on the original list view.

 The account relationship is a standard lookup field on an opportunity. A lookup field allows the user to select a record from another object and link it to the current record. The account field on an opportunity allows the user to select an account that the opportunity is related to. The stage relationship is not a lookup field, but a picklist field that indicates the sales stage of the opportunity, such as Prospecting, Negotiation, or Closed Won. The quote relationship is not a standard lookup field, but a custom lookup field that can be created to link an opportunity to a quote. A quote is a record that shows proposed prices for products and services.

The type of chart that the associate should add to the report to help visualize the changes in a value over a series of points in time is a line chart. A line chart shows how a numeric value changes over time or across categories, using a continuous line that connects the data points. A line chart is useful for showing trends, patterns, or fluctuations in the data.