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ADM-201 · Question #153

Ursa Major Solar's administrator created a new account record type, but when marketing users are creating new account records, they are enabled to choose the new record type. What are two potential…

The correct answer is A. The record type is deactivated. C. The record type is disabled on the marketing user profile. When marketing users cannot see a new account record type, it is likely because the record type itself is deactivated or it has not been enabled for their specific marketing user profile.

Submitted by yousef_jo· Apr 18, 2026Configuration and Setup

Question

Ursa Major Solar's administrator created a new account record type, but when marketing users are creating new account records, they are enabled to choose the new record type. What are two potential causes of this issue? Choose 2 answers

Options

  • AThe record type is deactivated.
  • BThe record type default setting is disabled.
  • CThe record type is disabled on the marketing user profile.
  • DThe record type is dissociated from the page layout.

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    84% (26)
  • B
    10% (3)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

When marketing users cannot see a new account record type, it is likely because the record type itself is deactivated or it has not been enabled for their specific marketing user profile.

AThe record type is deactivated.Correct

If a record type is deactivated, it will not be available for selection by any user, regardless of profile settings. An administrator must ensure the record type's 'Active' checkbox is selected.

BThe record type default setting is disabled.

The 'default setting' for a record type determines which record type is automatically selected for a user when creating a new record; if it's disabled, it means there's no default, but the record type should still be available for manual selection if active and enabled on the profile.

CThe record type is disabled on the marketing user profile.Correct

For users to be able to select and use a record type, it must be explicitly enabled for their assigned profile. If the new record type is disabled on the marketing user profile, they will not see it when creating new records.

DThe record type is dissociated from the page layout.

A record type being dissociated from a page layout would mean that when the record type is selected, the wrong or no page layout is displayed, but it would not prevent the user from *choosing* the record type in the first place.

Concept tested: Record Type visibility and assignment

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

Topics

#Record Types#User Profiles#Permissions#Configuration Troubleshooting

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