Given a Detailed Customer Environment Scenario Including a Specific Request, Explain the Implications for Incorporating the Request Directly in a Production Environment. DEVELOPMENT-LIFECYCLE-AND-DEPLOYMENT-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   When a request involves modifying a validation rule directly in production, what is a potential impact on existing business processes?

   • AExisting records will be automatically deleted to comply with the new rule.
   • BThe change will only affect new records, not existing ones.
   • CUsers may be unable to save records that previously met the old validation criteria.
   • DThe change will require a full data export before it can be activated.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   A developer needs to add a new required custom field to an object that already contains production data. What is a primary risk of making this change directly in the production environment without prior testing?

   • AThe change may cause data loss or corruption if the field is required and existing records lack values.
   • BThe field will not be available to users until a sandbox refresh is performed.
   • CThe change may fail validation because the field name is already used in a managed package.
   • DThe change will automatically create a new sandbox to test the field's behavior.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What is a governance concern when a change is made directly in production without following the standard change management process?

   • AThe change may not be recorded in the audit trail, making it difficult to trace who made the change and why.
   • BThe change will be visible to all users immediately, which is a security risk.
   • CThe change will require a new security review by Salesforce.
   • DThe change will automatically create a new sandbox for testing.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Why are direct production changes discouraged in standard change management processes?

   • AThey require a special license that most organizations do not have.
   • BThey are only allowed for metadata changes, not data changes.
   • CThey bypass testing, review, and approval steps that help ensure stability and quality.
   • DThey are faster and more efficient than using a sandbox.
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6. 5application · medium

   A healthcare organization has a strict change advisory board (CAB) process that requires all changes to be tested in a full sandbox and approved before deployment. An urgent request comes in to modify a validation rule in production to fix a critical issue that is blocking patient intake. The admin is considering bypassing the CAB and making the change directly. What is the primary governance implication of this action?

   • AThe change will be automatically logged in the setup audit trail, satisfying audit requirements.
   • BThe change will not have an approved change record, violating the organization's change management policy and potentially failing an audit.
   • CThe change will be visible to all users in the change set history, providing transparency.
   • DThe change will be reversible through a standard rollback process without any additional planning.
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