Universal Containers keeps its Account data in Salesforce and its Invoice data in a third - party ERP system. They have connected the Invoice data through a Salesforce external object. They want data from both Accounts and Invoices visible in one report in one place. What two approaches should an architect suggest for achieving this solution? Choose 2 answers
A.
Create a report in an external system combining Salesforce Account data and Invoice data from the ERP.
B.
Create a report combining data from the Account standard object and the Invoices external object.
C.
Create a Visualforce page combining Salesforce Account data and Invoice external object data.
D.
Create a separate Salesforce report for Accounts and Invoices and combine them in a dashboard.
B.
Create a report combining data from the Account standard object and the Invoices external object.
C.
Create a Visualforce page combining Salesforce Account data and Invoice external object data.
Explanation:
B (Standard Account and External Object report): Salesforce supports reports combining standard objects with external objects, enabling native Salesforce reporting capabilities.
C (Visualforce Page): Custom Visualforce pages provide flexibility for displaying and interacting with Salesforce and external data seamlessly, without additional integrations.
Option A shifts the reporting outside Salesforce, defeating centralized reporting. Option D creates fragmented reporting requiring additional user effort to reconcile data. Thus, combining Salesforce’s native capabilities and custom Visualforce pages is optimal for a unified user experience.