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PDI Question #10: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Move the DML that saves opportunities outside the for loop.. An Account trigger works for single record updates but fails when bulk loading 179 accounts, indicating governor limit issues.

Submitted by packet_pusher· Apr 18, 2026Logic and Process Automation

Question

Management asked for opportunities to be automatically created for accounts with annual revenue greater than $1,000,000. A developer created the following trigger on the Account object to satisfy this requirement. Users are able to update the account records via the UI and can see an opportunity created for high annual revenue accounts. However, when the administrator tries to upload a list of 179 accounts using Data Loader, It fails with system. Exception errors. Which two actions should the developer take to fix the code segment shown above? Choose 2 answers

Options

  • ACheck if all the required fields for Opportunity are being added on creation.
  • BUse Database.query to query the opportunities.
  • CMove the DML that saves opportunities outside the for loop.
  • DQuery for existing opportunities outside the for loop.

Explanation

An Account trigger works for single record updates but fails when bulk loading 179 accounts, indicating governor limit issues.

Common mistakes.

  • A. While ensuring all required fields are populated is crucial for successful record creation, it's a functional requirement and not the primary cause of 'system.Exception errors' specifically linked to bulk data loader operations, which typically point to governor limits due to unbulkified code.
  • B. Database.query is a dynamic SOQL method, but merely using it doesn't solve the problem of performing a query inside a loop, which is the cause of governor limit violations during bulk processing.

Concept tested. Apex Trigger Bulkification for DML and SOQL

Reference. https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_triggers_bestpractices.htm

Topics

#Apex Triggers#Governor Limits#Bulkification#DML Best Practices

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