Given a Customer Scenario Containing Business Requirements for Integrating Salesforce with Other Enterprise Back-Office Systems, Recommend the Appropriate Integration Architecture. INTEGRATION-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   A business wants to notify a downstream system whenever a Salesforce record is created, without waiting for a response. Which integration pattern should be used?

   • AEvent-driven
   • BPoint-to-point
   • CRequest-reply
   • DBatch
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2. 22expert · hard

   A global manufacturing company needs to integrate Salesforce with an ERP system. They have a requirement for high availability (99.99%) and low latency for order processing. They also need to handle peak loads during end-of-quarter sales. Which architecture should the architect recommend?

   • AA multi-region middleware deployment with load balancing and failover
   • BA single middleware instance with auto-scaling capabilities
   • CA point-to-point integration from Salesforce to ERP
   • DAn event-driven architecture using platform events
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4. 23application · medium

   A company plans to integrate Salesforce with a marketing automation tool. They expect to send 2 million API calls per day, mostly during business hours. The integration will sync campaign member status changes. What should the architect consider to ensure the architecture is feasible?

   • AImplement a middleware that batches updates and uses Bulk API for high-volume syncs
   • BUse Salesforce Bulk API for all data transfers
   • CRely on Salesforce REST API with default limits
   • DUse platform events to stream all changes to the marketing tool
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5. 24application · medium

   A company needs to integrate Salesforce with a billing system. They require that when a new order is created in Salesforce, the billing system is notified immediately. They also need to handle cases where the billing system is temporarily unavailable. Which integration pattern should be used?

   • AUse Salesforce Connect to access billing data in real-time
   • BBatch notification every hour
   • CEvent-driven with a message queue to buffer notifications
   • DSynchronous request-reply with retry logic
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6. 25foundation · easy

   A business expects the integration to handle increasing data volumes over time without redesign. Which non-functional requirement is most relevant?

   • AScalability
   • BSecurity
   • CReliability
   • DPerformance
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