Salesforce ADM-201 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Salesforce ADM-201 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 341:

  Cloud Kicks wants a report to categorize accounts into small, medium, and large based on the dollar value found in the Contract Value field.

  Which feature should a Platform Administrator use to meet this request?

  A. Group Rows
  B. Filter Logic
  C. Detail Column
  D. Bucket Column
  D. Bucket Column

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  Explanation

  In Salesforce reporting, aBucket Columnis the most efficient tool for categorizing records without the need for creating custom fields or complex formula logic. Bucketing allows an administrator to define ranges of values for a field-such as the "Contract Value" currency field-and assign a label to each range, such as "Small," "Medium," or "Large." This is particularly useful for grouping data into segments that do not exist natively in the data model. For example, if a "Small" account is defined as anything under $50,000 and "Large" is over $200,000, the bucket tool allows the admin to visually organize these in the report builder interface. Unlike Grouping Rows, which merely clusters identical values together, a Bucket Column transforms raw data into meaningful categories for visualization. This feature significantly enhances data storytelling by providing a summarized view of account distribution based on specific financial thresholds without impacting the actual Account record or requiring administrative overhead for new fields.

• Question 342:

  Which item is available in a Lightning App where visibility is limited to the Salesforce Mobile App?

  A. Today
  B. Favorites
  C. Utility Bar.
  D. Home Page.
  C. Utility Bar.

• Question 343:

  The administrator at universal containers has a screen flow that helps users create new leads. When lead source is "Search Engine", the administrator needs to require the user to choose a specific a search engine from a picklist. If lead source is not "Search Engine", this picklist should be hidden.

  How should the administrator complete this requirement?

  A. Assign a decision element to direct the user to a second screen to hold specific search engine only when a lead source is "Search Engine".
  B. Use an assignment element, onefor when lead source is "Search Engine" and one for everything else.
  C. Create a picklist for specific search engine, and set conditional visibility so that is only shown when lead source is "Search Engine".
  D. Configure a picklist for specific search engine, and use a validation rule to conditionally show only when lead source is "Search Engine"
  C. Create a picklist for specific search engine, and set conditional visibility so that is only shown when lead source is "Search Engine".

• Question 344:

  Cloud Kicks has an administrator team that manages the org. The company has asked for a small subset of leadership users to have Modify All access, like the administrators have.

  How should the administrator team accomplish this?

  A. Assign the standard Platform User profile to the leadership users and edit the permissions to Modify All access.
  B. Assign the standard System Administrator profile to the leadership users that includes the Modify All access.
  C. Assign the standard User profile to the leadership users and add a custom permission set with Modify All access.
  D. Clone the standard User profile to the leadership users and assign a Modify All role to grant access.
  C. Assign the standard User profile to the leadership users and add a custom permission set with Modify All access.

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  Explanation

  Salesforce best practices dictate the Principle of Least Privilege, which means users should only be given the minimum level of access required to do their jobs. Assigning leadership users the "System Administrator" profile (Option B) is dangerous because it grants them the ability to change the system configuration, delete fields, and manage users. Instead, the administrator should keep the leadership users on their standard functional profile and grant the "Modify All Data" permission via a Permission Set. This approach provides the users with the data visibility they need (the ability to view and edit all records across the org) without giving them administrative control over the backend setup.

  Option A is incorrect because you cannot edit standard profiles directly.

  Option D is incorrect because "Roles" control record visibility and hierarchy, but they do not grant administrative permissions like "Modify All Data." Using a Permission Set is the most secure and flexible way to elevate data access for a specific group.

• Question 345:

  A VP of sales needs to report on records owned by individuals in various parts of the role hierarchy. The organization-wide default is set to Private.

  What should a Platform Administrator configure to achieve this?

  A. Field-Level Security
  B. Sharing Rules
  C. Permission Sets
  D. Restriction Rules
  B. Sharing Rules

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  Explanation

  When the Organization-Wide Default (OWD) for an object is set to Private, users can only see records they own or those shared with them. While the Role Hierarchy automatically grants "upward" visibility (managers see what subordinates own), it does not naturally allow for "lateral" visibility or visibility across different branches of the hierarchy. To solve this, a Platform Administrator should use Sharing Rules. Sharing Rules allow the admin to create exceptions to the Private OWD based on record ownership or specific criteria. For example, the admin can create an "Owner-based Sharing Rule" that shares all records owned by the "East Coast Sales" role with the VP of Sales (or a Public Group the VP belongs to).

  This provides a scalable way to grant the necessary visibility for reporting without making the data public to the entire company. Sharing Rules are a core security feature that ensures the right people have access to the right data while maintaining the principle of least privilege.

• Question 346:

  A Platform Administrator at Cloud Kicks needs to temporarily remove one dashboard from a shared folder with several dashboards to make some required changes.

  How should the administrator achieve this?

  A. Remove View access to the shared folder.
  B. Edit the dashboard properties and move it to a private dashboards folder.
  C. Remove the permission set to the dashboard from the users.
  D. Create a private group and add the dashboard to it.
  B. Edit the dashboard properties and move it to a private dashboards folder.

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  Explanation

  In Salesforce, access to reports and dashboards is determined by the folder in which they are stored. If a dashboard is in a shared folder, anyone with access to that folder can view it. To "temporarily remove" a specific dashboard from public view without affecting the rest of the folder's contents, the Platform Administrator should edit the dashboard's properties and move it to a private dashboards folder (such as "My Private Dashboards"). Once moved, only the administrator (and those with high-level "View All Data" permissions) can see it while the changes are being made. Removing view access to the shared folder (Option A) would hide all dashboards in that folder, which is not the goal. Permission sets (Option C) control functional access (the ability to create or edit dashboards) but not individual record/dashboard visibility. Private groups (Option D) are for Chatter collaboration, not for managing dashboard folder security.

• Question 347:

  What are three characteristics of a master-detail relationship?

  A. Permissions for the detail record are set independently of the master.
  B. The master object can be a standard or custom object.
  C. Roll-up summaries are supported in master-detail relationships.
  D. The owner field on the detail records is the owner of the master record.
  E. Each object can have up to five master-detail relationships.
  B. The master object can be a standard or custom object.
  C. Roll-up summaries are supported in master-detail relationships.
  D. The owner field on the detail records is the owner of the master record.

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  Explanation

  A Master-Detail Relationship is a tight coupling between two objects that provides several unique functionalities: Master Object Types:The master can be either a standard object (like Account) or a custom object (Option B).

  Roll-up Summaries:This relationship type is the only one that natively supports Roll-up Summary fields, allowing the master record to calculate counts, sums, or averages of fields on the detail records (Option C).

  Ownership and Security: The detail record inherits its owner and its security/sharing settings from the master record. Consequently, there is no "Owner" field on a detail record; it is always owned by the owner of the master (Option D).

  Option A is incorrect because detail records cannot have independent permissions.

  Option E is incorrect because an object can only have a maximum of two master-detail relationships. This relationship is ideal for parent-child scenarios where the child's existence is entirely dependent on the parent.

• Question 348:

  An administrator is on a tight deadline to create dashboards for the sales and marketing teams at AW Computing.

  What should the administrator do to meetthe deadline without increasing the budget?

  A. Train someone on the sales and marketing teams to build dashboards.
  B. Check the AppExchange for prebuilt Solution that can be easily customized.
  C. Hire a Consultant to build the custom dashboards.
  D. Build the dashboards manually to meet the deadline.
  B. Check the AppExchange for prebuilt Solution that can be easily customized.

• Question 349:

  The administrator has created new users for ten new employees at Northern Trail Outfitters.

  Why are these users unable to access theaccount object in the Salesforce or?

  A. Users' profile requires a sharing rule for Accounts.
  B. Users' profile requires permission to the Account object.
  C. Users' roles are low on the role hierarchy.
  D. Organization-wide defaults are set to private.
  B. Users' profile requires permission to the Account object.

• Question 350:

  The administrator at Northern Trail Outfitters has been using a spreadsheet to track assigned licenses and permission sets.

  What feature can be used to track this in Salesforce?

  A. Login History
  B. Lightning Usage App
  C. User Report
  D. Permission Set Groups
  C. User Report