Plat-101 Exam Dumps - Salesforce Platform Foundations Questions and Answers

 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.

 Trailhead is the resource that the Salesforce associate should use to learn more about converting leads to contacts in an asynchronous, gamified way. Trailhead is a learning platform that provides interactive, online, and free courses for anyone who wants to learn Salesforce skills and earn credentials. Trailhead allows the user to learn at their own pace, in their own time, and in their own way. Trailhead also provides gamification features, such as badges, points, and ranks, to motivate and reward the user for their learning progress. Trailhead has a module called Lead Management that covers the topic of converting leads to contacts, among other topics. Salesforce Help is a resource that provides documentation, guides, videos, and support for Salesforce users who need assistance with using or troubleshooting Salesforce products and features. Salesforce Help is not a learning platform, and it does not provide gamification features. The Trailblazer Community is a resource that provides an online platform where Salesforce users, partners, employees, and experts can connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. The Trailblazer Community is not a learning platform, and it does not provide gamification features.

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.

In Salesforce, the Contacts object is used to store information about individuals associated with an Account (e.g., the customer organization). Since the new Director of IT works for Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO), the correct place to store their information is under Contacts, linked to the relevant Account.

A. Accounts: Used for organizations or companies, not individuals.

C. Leads: Used for prospective customers or individuals before they are qualified as contacts.

References from Salesforce Documentation:

Contacts and Accounts Overview

Leads vs. Contacts

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.

Salesforce operates on a multi-tenant architecture, where a single instance of the platform serves multiple customers (tenants). Each tenant’s data is securely isolated, but they share common resources, such as server space, database instances, and updates. This approach ensures cost efficiency and scalability.

A. Costs more than single-tenant architecture: Multi-tenancy reduces costs due to shared resources.

B. Reserves resources per tenant: Resources are shared rather than reserved individually.

References from Salesforce Documentation:

Salesforce Multi-Tenant Architecture Overview

Multi-Tenant vs. Single-Tenant

 The Account and Contact objects have a lookup relationship. A lookup relationship is a type of relationship that links two objects together, but does not affect security, ownership, or deletion. A lookup relationship allows the user to select a record from another object and link it to the current record. For example, the Account field on the Contact object allows the user to select an account that the contact is related to. A self relationship is a type of lookup relationship that links an object to itself, creating a hierarchy of records. For example, the Reports To field on the Contact object allows the user to select another contact that the contact reports to. 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. For example, the Account field on the Opportunity object is a master-detail relationship that links the opportunity to the account.

The Account Source field is a picklist type of field. A picklist field is a type of field that allows the user to select a value from a predefined list of values, which ensures data consistency and accuracy. For example, the Account Source field could have values such as Web, Phone, Referral, and so on. A formula field is a type of field that calculates a value based on an expression or formula, which can reference other fields, functions, or constants. For example, a formula field could calculate the commission amount based on the opportunity amount and the commission rate. A text area field is a type of field that allows the user to enter up to 255 characters of free-form text, which can include multiple lines and spaces. For example, a text area field could capture the description or notes of an account or an opportunity.

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.

The functionality of Salesforce Reports that the associate should use to refresh a report and email it to an executive team each week is subscriptions. Subscriptions let you schedule reports to run at regular intervals and send notifications to you or other recipients by email or Chatter5. You can also set conditions for when the notifications are sent, such as when the report returns no results or the results change.