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ADM-201 · Question #23

A Salesforce user at Universal Containers has been deactivated. What will happen to the records the user owns in Salesforce?

The correct answer is C. All records are assigned to the deactivated user until reassigned.. When a Salesforce user is deactivated, the records they own remain assigned to their deactivated user account until an administrator manually reassigns them.

Submitted by yaw92· Apr 18, 2026Configuration and Setup

Question

A Salesforce user at Universal Containers has been deactivated. What will happen to the records the user owns in Salesforce?

Options

  • AAll records are automatically assigned to another user.
  • BAll records are automatically deleted.
  • CAll records are assigned to the deactivated user until reassigned.
  • DAll records are automatically assigned to the Administrator.

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    88% (28)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

When a Salesforce user is deactivated, the records they own remain assigned to their deactivated user account until an administrator manually reassigns them.

AAll records are automatically assigned to another user.

Salesforce does not automatically reassign records to another user upon deactivation, requiring a manual process to transfer ownership.

BAll records are automatically deleted.

Deactivating a user prevents login but does not delete any data or records owned by that user.

CAll records are assigned to the deactivated user until reassigned.Correct

Deactivating a user removes their login access but does not automatically reassign or delete the records they own; these records will continue to show the deactivated user as the owner until a manual reassignment occurs.

DAll records are automatically assigned to the Administrator.

Records are not automatically transferred to the Administrator upon user deactivation; ownership remains with the deactivated user.

Concept tested: User deactivation impact on record ownership

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

Topics

#User Management#User Deactivation#Record Ownership#Salesforce Administration

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