ADM-201 · Question #71
Universal Containers has a new data requirement that all Account records must have a value in the type field. The administrator has been asked to provide automation to ensure that this data…
The correct answer is A. All Account record types include type values. When designing an automation solution to make a picklist field mandatory for all Account records, an administrator must ensure that all existing Account record types include valid values for that picklist field. This prevents errors when users try to save records.
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Universal Containers has a new data requirement that all Account records must have a value in the type field. The administrator has been asked to provide automation to ensure that this data requirement is met. What should an administrator consider when designing an automation solution?
Options
- AAll Account record types include type values.
- BThe type field must be included on all page layouts.
- CThere are fewer than 1 million Account records.
- DExisting records will NOT be automatically updated.
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A71% (39)
- B4% (2)
- C7% (4)
- D18% (10)
Why each option
When designing an automation solution to make a picklist field mandatory for all Account records, an administrator must ensure that all existing Account record types include valid values for that picklist field. This prevents errors when users try to save records.
If the 'Type' field is a picklist, it is critical that all Account record types have valid 'Type' values assigned to them. If a record type lacks available 'Type' values, users interacting with records of that type will be unable to save, even if the field is made mandatory, as there's no option to fulfill the requirement.
While important for user entry, including the field on page layouts is not the primary consideration for automation that ensures data integrity across all records, including those created via API or existing records.
The total number of Account records is generally not a direct constraint on ensuring a mandatory field requirement is met, unless the automation involves large-scale data migrations or complex updates.
Automation solutions, such as Salesforce Flow or Apex, can certainly be designed and implemented to automatically update existing records to comply with new data requirements.
Concept tested: Picklist Values and Record Types for Data Integrity
Source: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.customize_picklist.htm&type=5
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