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At Ursa Major Solar, a workflow rule is in place that sends a reminder email 20 days before the warranty expiration date. A custom ...... another three years. What is the expected behavior for the ema

The correct answer is C. The email is locked in the job queue until It meets the criteria.. If a time-dependent workflow action is queued and the record's criteria-influencing date is updated, the workflow rule re-evaluates, and if still met, the action remains queued but reschedules its execution based on the new date.

Submitted by rachelw· Apr 18, 2026Workflow/Process Automation

Question

At Ursa Major Solar, a workflow rule is in place that sends a reminder email 20 days before the warranty expiration date. A custom ...... another three years. What is the expected behavior for the email workflow rule?

Options

  • AThe email is sent with the 30 day reminder criteria.
  • BThe email is NOT sent because the record no longer meets the criteria.
  • CThe email is locked in the job queue until It meets the criteria.
  • DThe email is NOT sent because the customers email address was missing.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    96% (25)

Why each option

If a time-dependent workflow action is queued and the record's criteria-influencing date is updated, the workflow rule re-evaluates, and if still met, the action remains queued but reschedules its execution based on the new date.

AThe email is sent with the 30 day reminder criteria.

The email trigger criteria are based on 20 days before expiration; extending the warranty changes the expiration date, so the original trigger point is no longer valid, and it would not arbitrarily change to a 30-day reminder.

BThe email is NOT sent because the record no longer meets the criteria.

The email is not simply NOT sent if the criteria are still met for a future date; the time-based workflow action will remain in the queue and reschedule its execution based on the new, updated criteria.

CThe email is locked in the job queue until It meets the criteria.Correct

Time-dependent workflow actions, once queued, remain in the queue. If the record that triggered the workflow is updated in a way that changes the evaluation date, the workflow rule re-evaluates, and if still met, the pending action's execution time is recalculated and it remains queued for the new date.

DThe email is NOT sent because the customers email address was missing.

The scenario focuses on the workflow rule's time-dependent action and re-evaluation upon record update, not on a missing email address, which would prevent any email regardless of the update.

Concept tested: Time-dependent Workflow Rule Re-evaluation

Source: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.workflow_time_action_considerations.htm&type=5

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#Workflow rules#Time-dependent workflow#Email alerts

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