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ADM-201 · Question #125

The administrator at Universal Container was tasked with creating a user creating a user record for a new hire. Upon saving the ....display and the record was not saved. Which two considerations…

The correct answer is A. The username already exists and needs to be unique across all Salesforce orgs. B. The data in the username field needs to resemble an email address. Two critical considerations when creating a Salesforce user record are: (A) The username must be globally unique across ALL Salesforce organizations worldwide, not just within the current org. If the username is already taken in any other Salesforce org, the record will fail to…

Submitted by packet_pusher· Apr 18, 2026Configuration and Setup

Question

The administrator at Universal Container was tasked with creating a user creating a user record for a new hire. Upon saving the ....display and the record was not saved. Which two considerations should the administrator take into account when creating a user record? Choose 2 answers

Options

  • AThe username already exists and needs to be unique across all Salesforce orgs.
  • BThe data in the username field needs to resemble an email address.
  • CThe locale settings are based on the computer's locate settings.
  • DThe password must be unique to the Salesforce organization.

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    90% (47)
  • C
    8% (4)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

Two critical considerations when creating a Salesforce user record are: (A) The username must be globally unique across ALL Salesforce organizations worldwide, not just within the current org. If the username is already taken in any other Salesforce org, the record will fail to save - this is a very common source of save errors when onboarding new users. (B) The username must be formatted like an email address (e.g., [email protected]) even though it does not need to be a real, deliverable email. It functions purely as a unique login identifier. Option C is incorrect - locale settings default to org-level settings, not the administrator's local computer. Option D is incorrect - passwords follow configured complexity rules but are not required to be unique to a specific org.

Topics

#User Management#User Creation#Username#System Administration

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