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ADM-201 · Question #46

Universal Containers created a new job posting on the first of the month. It triggered a process scheduled action that send a Chatter post to the department VP in 30 days if the position is still…

The correct answer is D. The pending Chatter post will be canceled. When the conditions for a scheduled action are no longer met due to a record update, the pending scheduled action, such as a Chatter post, will be automatically canceled.

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

Question

Universal Containers created a new job posting on the first of the month. It triggered a process scheduled action that send a Chatter post to the department VP in 30 days if the position is still open and the status is NOT equal to Interviewing On the 10th of the month, an applicant interview, and the posting status is updated to Interviewing. What will happen to the Chatter post in this situation?

Options

  • AThe pending Chatter post will be sent in 30 days.
  • BThe pending Chatter post will be will be paused.
  • CThe pending Chatter post will be sent on the 10th of the month.
  • DThe pending Chatter post will be canceled.

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    12% (4)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    76% (26)

Why each option

When the conditions for a scheduled action are no longer met due to a record update, the pending scheduled action, such as a Chatter post, will be automatically canceled.

AThe pending Chatter post will be sent in 30 days.

The Chatter post will not be sent because the condition 'status is NOT equal to Interviewing' became false after the update.

BThe pending Chatter post will be will be paused.

Scheduled actions are either executed or canceled based on criteria evaluation, they do not enter a paused state.

CThe pending Chatter post will be sent on the 10th of the month.

The Chatter post was scheduled for 30 days later, and the condition for it to be sent immediately was not part of the initial process setup, nor would it be triggered by the status change.

DThe pending Chatter post will be canceled.Correct

Scheduled actions in Process Builder or Workflow Rules are re-evaluated upon a record update; if the criteria are no longer met (in this case, the status changed to 'Interviewing'), the pending action is canceled and will not execute.

Concept tested: Process Builder / Workflow scheduled actions re-evaluation

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

Topics

#Scheduled Actions#Process Automation#Flows#Evaluation Criteria

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