nerdexam
Salesforce

ADM-201 · Question #223

An administrator has reviewed an upcoming critical update. How should the administrator proceed with activation of the critical update?

The correct answer is A. Activate the critical update in a sandbox. The safest approach for activating a critical update is to first activate it in a sandbox environment for thorough testing.

Submitted by kev92· Apr 18, 2026Configuration and Setup

Question

An administrator has reviewed an upcoming critical update. How should the administrator proceed with activation of the critical update?

Options

  • AActivate the critical update in a sandbox
  • BAllow the critical update to auto-activate In a sandbox.
  • CActivate the critical update in production.
  • DAllow the critical update to auto-activate.

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    95% (20)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

The safest approach for activating a critical update is to first activate it in a sandbox environment for thorough testing.

AActivate the critical update in a sandboxCorrect

Activating a critical update in a sandbox environment allows administrators to test its impact on existing customizations, integrations, and user workflows in an isolated setting before affecting production users.

BAllow the critical update to auto-activate In a sandbox.

Allowing a critical update to auto-activate in a sandbox still misses the opportunity for controlled and targeted testing, which is crucial for assessing its full impact.

CActivate the critical update in production.

Activating a critical update directly in production without prior sandbox testing introduces significant risk, potentially leading to unforeseen issues and business disruption.

DAllow the critical update to auto-activate.

Allowing a critical update to auto-activate in production is highly risky as it bypasses any testing or manual review process, making it difficult to mitigate potential problems.

Concept tested: Critical update sandbox testing

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

Topics

#Critical Updates#Sandboxes#Testing#Admin Best Practices

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full ADM-201 Practice