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Universal Containers (UC) has lead assignment rules to assign leads to owners. Leads not routed by assignment rules are assigned to a dummy user. Sales rep are complaining of high load times and issues with accessing leads assigned to the dummy user. What should a data architect recommend to solve these performance issues?

A.

Assign dummy user last role in role hierarchy

B.

Create multiple dummy user and assign leads to them

C.

Assign dummy user to highest role in role hierarchy

D.

Periodically delete leads to reduce number of leads

B.   

Create multiple dummy user and assign leads to them



Explanation:

✅ Correct Answer: B. Create multiple dummy users and assign leads to them.
When too many records are owned by a single user, performance degradation (called ownership skew) can occur. Distributing leads across multiple dummy users spreads the load and improves performance.

❌ A. Lowest role – Doesn’t help with ownership-based sharing calculations.

❌ C. Highest role – Could increase visibility and sharing recalculations, worsening the issue.

❌ D. Deleting leads – Doesn’t solve root cause and may lose valuable data.

Universal Containers (UC) is migrating from an on-premise homegrown customer relationship management (CRM) system- During analysis, UC users highlight a pain point that there are multiple versions of many customers. What should the data architect do for a successful migration to mitigate the pain point?

A.

Hire an intern manually de-duplicate the records after migrating to Salesforce.

B.

Migrate the data as is, and use Salesforce's de-duplicating feature.

C.

Have the users manually clean the data in the old system prior to migration.

D.

Store the data in a staging database, and de-duplicate identical records.

D.   

Store the data in a staging database, and de-duplicate identical records.



Explanation:

The best practice is to:
1. Use a staging database for consolidating data
2. Apply cleansing and de-duplication rules
3. Ensure that only clean data is migrated into Salesforce
This ensures data quality from day one.

Universal Containers (UC) is using Salesforce Sales & Service Cloud for B2C sales and customer service but they are experiencing a lot of duplicate customers in the system. Which are two recommended approaches for UC to avoid duplicate data and increase the level of data quality?

A.

Use Duplicate Management.

B.

Use an Enterprise Service Bus.

C.

Use Data.com Clean

D.

Use a data wharehouse.

A.   

Use Duplicate Management.


C.   

Use Data.com Clean



Explanation:

A (Use Duplicate Management) leverages Salesforce's built-in tools, such as Matching Rules and Duplicate Rules, to identify, prevent, and manage duplicate records proactively.

C (Use Data.com Clean) provides ongoing data enrichment and cleansing services, automatically identifying and eliminating duplicates and ensuring high-quality data.

Enterprise Service Bus (option B) facilitates integration but doesn't inherently address duplicate management. Data warehouses (option D) focus on reporting and analytics, not real-time duplication prevention. Native Duplicate Management and Data.com Clean tools provide automated, proactive, and robust data quality controls, directly resolving duplicate issues.

US is implementing salesforce and will be using salesforce to track customer complaints, provide white papers on products and provide subscription (Fee) – based support. Which license type will US users need to fulfil US’s requirements?

A. Lightning platform starter license.

B. Service cloud license.

C. Salesforce license.

D. Sales cloud license

B.   Service cloud license.

Explanation:

Option B (✔️ Best Fit) – Service Cloud License is designed for customer support, case management, and subscription-based services, which aligns with US's requirements:
1. Track customer complaints → Cases in Service Cloud.
2. Provide fee-based support → Entitlements, Contracts, and Service Contracts.
3. Knowledge Base (white papers) → Included in Service Cloud for article management.

Why Not the Others?

Option A (❌ Too Limited) – Lightning Platform Starter lacks Cases, Knowledge, and advanced support features.
Option C (❌ Vague) – "Salesforce License" is not a specific license type (could be any SKU).
Option D (❌ Sales-Focused) – Sales Cloud is for opportunity/lead tracking, not support/case management.

Universal container (UC) would like to build a Human resources application on Salesforce to manage employee details, payroll, and hiring efforts. To adequately and store the relevant data, the application will need to leverage 45 custom objects. In addition to this, UC expects roughly 20,00 API calls into Salesfoce from an n-premises application daily. Which license type should a data architect recommend that best fits these requirements?

A.

Service Cloud

B.

Lightning platform Start

C.

Lightning Platform plus

D.

Lightning External Apps Starts

C.   

Lightning Platform plus



Explanation:

✅ C. Lightning Platform Plus
Lightning Platform Plus supports 25+ custom objects and higher daily API limits—perfect for an HR app with 45 custom objects and 20K daily API calls.

❌ A. Service Cloud – Not focused on custom platform apps.

❌ B. Platform Start – Lower API and object limits.

❌ D. External Apps Start – Meant for unauthenticated external users.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Salesforce Platform Data Architect certification validates advanced knowledge of data modeling, governance, security, and integration across Salesforce. As enterprises scale with Data Cloud and AI-driven CRM, certified Data Architects are in high demand to design secure, scalable, and high-performing data architectures.
The exam is designed for experienced Salesforce professionals such as Application Architects, Integration Architects, Solution Architects, and Advanced Admins who want to specialize in enterprise data management, master data governance, and Salesforce-to-enterprise system integrations.
To prepare:

- Review the official exam guide on Trailhead.
- Study data modeling, large-scale data migrations, and sharing/security models.
- Practice real-world case studies in Salesforce Data Cloud, Customer 360, and MDM frameworks.

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The Platform Data Architect exam includes:

Format: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions
Time limit: 105 minutes
Passing score: ~58%
Cost: USD $400 (plus taxes)
Delivery: Online proctored or onsite test centers
The biggest challenges include:

- Understanding large data volumes (LDV) best practices.
- Choosing the right data modeling strategy (standard vs. custom objects).
- Mastering data governance and compliance requirements (GDPR, HIPAA).
- Balancing security models vs. performance.
While the Application Architect focuses on declarative solutions and design, the Data Architect certification goes deeper into data management, scalability, integrations, and security at enterprise scale. Both are required to progress toward the Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) credential.
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