Salesforce-Marketing-Cloud-Engagement-Developer Practice Test
Salesforce Spring 25 Release 196 Questions
An UpdateDE AMPscript function is used to update a column value in a data extension row when an email is sent. The email is being sent to 250,000 subscribers, but the user decides to cancel the send during the sending process and only 400 emails are sent.
How many subscriber rows would be affected by the UpdateDE function?
A. No rows are updated
B. All 250,000 subscribers
C. 400 subscribers who were sent the email
D. Only subscribers who exist in All Subscribers
C. 400 subscribers who were sent the email
Explanation:
✅ C. 400 subscribers who were sent the email
The UpdateDE function executes per subscriber as the email is sent. If the send is cancelled midway and only 400 emails are actually sent, then only those 400 subscribers will have had AMPscript executed for them. This means only their rows will be updated in the Data Extension.
❌ A. No rows are updated
This is incorrect because the send was partially completed. AMPscript runs during the send process per email, and since 400 were sent, AMPscript did run for those, and UpdateDE would have updated the DE accordingly.
❌ B All 250,000 subscribers
Not true. AMPscript, including UpdateDE, is not executed for subscribers who did not receive the email. If the send is cancelled, any remaining subscribers will not have AMPscript executed.
❌ D. Only subscribers who exist in All Subscribers
This is a misleading distractor. The All Subscribers list is not relevant to how UpdateDE functions. UpdateDE works on Data Extensions and is based on who actually received the email, regardless of All Subscribers list membership.