ADM-201 · Question #367
Ursa Major Solar provides a 1-year warranty on all of the panels it installs. Installation details, along with the warranty information, a captured on a custom object called Installation. The…
The correct answer is B. Create a formula field to display l year from the warranty purchased. To capture and automatically update the warranty expiration date, the administrator should create a formula field. This field will dynamically calculate the expiration date based on the installation or purchase date plus one year.
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Ursa Major Solar provides a 1-year warranty on all of the panels it installs. Installation details, along with the warranty information, a captured on a custom object called Installation. The installation record is created by the installer from the mobile app. Customers son receive a longer warranty as a way of increasing customer satisfaction when an installation gets delayed or has issues. How should the administrator configure Salesforce to capture the expiration date of the warranty?
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- AUse a formula as the default value of the warranty Expiration Date field.
- BCreate a formula field to display l year from the warranty purchased.
- CAdd a validation rule to ensure the Expiration Date field is populated.
- DInclude the warranty Expiration Date field on the mobile page layout.
How the community answered
(26 responses)- A4% (1)
- B85% (22)
- C4% (1)
- D8% (2)
Why each option
To capture and automatically update the warranty expiration date, the administrator should create a formula field. This field will dynamically calculate the expiration date based on the installation or purchase date plus one year.
Using a formula as a default value would only set the initial value of the field upon creation and would not automatically update if the base date changes later.
A formula field can be configured to dynamically calculate the expiration date by adding one year to a date field (like the installation date). This makes the field read-only and ensures it automatically updates if the base date changes, providing accurate and consistent warranty expiration dates.
A validation rule only ensures that a field is populated but does not automate the calculation or population of the expiration date, still requiring manual input.
Including the field on the mobile page layout makes it visible for manual entry but does not automate its calculation or population.
Concept tested: Formula field for date calculation
Source: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.customize_fields_formula_operators_functions.htm&type=5
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