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PLAT-ADMN-201 · Question #39

A new agent is being developed to help customer service reps process customer requests for a replacement product. The agent needs to call an action that takes two inputs: productId: An 18 character…

The correct answer is D. Instructions for productId: "The 18 character ID of the product. Retrieve this from the conversation. Effective Agentforce instructions must be explicit about the data format, the source of the data, and the requirements for the input. Option D is the best choice because it provides the most detail for the Large Language Model (LLM). It specifies the format (18 character ID /…

Submitted by rania.sa· Apr 18, 2026Service and Support Applications

Question

A new agent is being developed to help customer service reps process customer requests for a replacement product. The agent needs to call an action that takes two inputs: productId: An 18 character ID for the product being replaced reasonCode: A three-digit code representing the reason for the replacement Which set of agent instructions should a Platform Administrator use for these inputs, according to best practices for Agentforce instructions?

Options

  • AInstructions for productId: "The 18 character ID of the product." Instructions for reasonCode: "A
  • BInstructions for productId: "The product ID. Retrieve this from the conversation history or the
  • CInstructions for productId: "ID from the product record." Instructions for reasonCode: "Code for the
  • DInstructions for productId: "The 18 character ID of the product. Retrieve this from the conversation

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    15% (4)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    73% (19)

Explanation

Effective Agentforce instructions must be explicit about the data format, the source of the data, and the requirements for the input. Option D is the best choice because it provides the most detail for the Large Language Model (LLM). It specifies the format (18 character ID / three-digit code), the source (conversation history or user input), and the logic/dependency (required only when the product ID is present). This level of detail prevents the agent from guessing or providing incomplete data to the underlying Salesforce action. Options A and C are too vague and could lead to errors. Option B is better but lacks the explicit "Required" tag and format details found in Option D. High-quality instructions act as a contract between the agent's natural language understanding and the structured data requirements of the Salesforce system.

Topics

#AI Agent Configuration#Einstein Bots#Agent Instructions#Best Practices

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