ADM-201 Question #256: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Outbound Message. To send information to an external accounting system when an Opportunity closes, the administrator should use an Outbound Message workflow action.

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

Question

An administrator at Ursa Major Solar needs to send information to an external accounting system whenever an opportunity closes. What workflow action should the administrator use to accomplish this? ,

Options

ACustom Notification
BOutbound Message
CAssign Task
DCreate a Record

Explanation

To send information to an external accounting system when an Opportunity closes, the administrator should use an Outbound Message workflow action.

Common mistakes.

A. A Custom Notification is used to alert Salesforce users within the platform or via push notifications, not to send data to external systems.
C. Assign Task creates a task record within Salesforce for a specific user, it does not send data to an external system.
D. Create a Record creates a new record within Salesforce, not in an external accounting system.

Concept tested. Outbound Messages for external integration

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

Topics

#Outbound Message#Workflow Actions#External Systems Integration#Process Automation

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