MCE-Dev-201 Exam Dumps - Salesforce Developers Questions and Answers

To securely pass parameters between CloudPages without exposing them, use the CloudPagesURL function within a form action. This method encodes the parameters and securely posts them to the target CloudPage.

CloudPagesURL: Encodes and includes parameters securely.

Form Method: Using the post method ensures parameters are sent in the request body, adding another layer of security.

Salesforce CloudPagesURL Function

The UpdateDE function in AMPscript updates the data extension rows as the emails are being sent. If the send is canceled and only 400 emails are sent, then only the 400 subscribers who received the email will have their data extension rows updated by the UpdateDE function.

Salesforce AMPscript UpdateDE Function

To append the subscriber's zip code to a link and ensure that the clicks are tracked, you should use the Lookup function to retrieve the zip code from the data extension and the RedirectTo function to create the link with tracking enabled.

Lookup: Retrieves the zip code from the data extension.

RedirectTo: Ensures that the link with the appended zip code is tracked.

Example:

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%%[ SET @zipcode = Lookup("DataExtensionName", "zipcode", "SubscriberKey", _subscriberkey) SET @link = Concat("http://example.com?zip= ", @zipcode) ]%% Click Here

Salesforce AMPscript Lookup Function

Salesforce AMPscript RedirectTo Function

In the provided AMPscript, the IF statement checks the length of the @point variable and sets @value accordingly. Since x = 'Tacos' has a length of 5, it meets the first condition Length(@point) > 1, which sets @value to 1. Subsequent conditions are not evaluated because the first condition is already true.

AMPscript IF-ELSEIF Example:

%%[ SET @point = RequestParameter('x') SET @value = 5 IF Length(@point) > 1 THEN SET @value = 1 ELSEIF Length(@point) > 2 THEN SET @value = 2 ELSEIF Length(@point) > 3 THEN SET @value = 3 ELSEIF Length(@point) > 4 THEN SET @value = 4 ENDIF ]%%

Salesforce AMPscript Documentation

To successfully create a TriggeredSend object using AMPscript's API functions to send a confirmation email when an email is texted into their shortcode, the following objects are required:

Subscribers (A) - Represents the individual recipients who will receive the triggered email.

TriggeredSendDefinition (B) - Defines the parameters of the triggered send, including the email to be sent and the associated attributes.

To create contacts in Marketing Cloud via API calls, both the REST API and the specific POST route for contacts can be used:

POST /contacts/v1/contacts route: This is a specific REST API endpoint designed to create new contacts in Marketing Cloud.

REST API: The broader REST API provides various endpoints for managing contacts, including creation, updating, and deletion.

Salesforce Contacts API

The FormatCurrency AMPscript function is used to format a numeric value as a currency. To return a value of $6.96, the function would correctly format inputs like:

6.96 (B) - This is a direct numeric value that will be formatted to $6.96.

6.96 (D) - Same as above, the numeric value is directly formatted to $6.96.

Using FormatCurrency(6.96) in AMPscript will result in $6.96.

To ensure a blank email will not be sent when creating a complex dynamic email with multiple sections and content blocks, the developer should confirm every version has default content (D). This practice ensures that if any dynamic content fails to load or meet the conditions, the default content will be displayed, preventing a blank email from being sent.