A company needs to integrate Salesforce with an on-premises database. The database does not expose any web services. The integration must be real-time and initiated by Salesforce. The company has a VPN to the on-premises network. Which solution is most appropriate?

Apex callouts to a custom web service on the database server

Platform Events with a subscriber on the on-premises network

MuleSoft with a database connector

Salesforce Connect with a JDBC adapter

A retail company wants to send order confirmation emails to customers from Salesforce. They currently use a third-party email service provider (ESP) and want to keep using it. The integration must be event-driven and near real-time. The team has no coding skills. Which tool should be used?

A scheduled batch job using Apex

Salesforce Connect to the ESP's database

Apex trigger with a callout to the ESP

A large enterprise needs to integrate Salesforce with an on-premises SAP system. The integration must support both real-time queries from Salesforce users and batch synchronization of master data. The company has a strong Java team but no dedicated integration platform. Which approach offers the best balance of capability and long-term maintainability?

Use a point-to-point integration with a custom Java service hosted on a VM

Build custom Apex callouts for real-time and batch Apex jobs for synchronization

Use Salesforce Connect for real-time queries and a scheduled Apex batch for synchronization

Deploy MuleSoft with SAP connectors for both real-time and batch integration

A team is evaluating whether to use Platform Events or a custom REST API for integrating Salesforce with an external system. What is a key advantage of Platform Events over a custom REST API?

Platform Events provide a decoupled, event-driven architecture that can scale to many subscribers.

Platform Events guarantee exactly-once delivery.

Platform Events are easier to consume by external systems without custom code.

Platform Events automatically retry failed deliveries to external systems.

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11expert · hard
A company needs to integrate Salesforce with an on-premises database. The database does not expose any web services. The integration must be real-time and initiated by Salesforce. The company has a VPN to the on-premises network. Which solution is most appropriate?
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12application · medium
A retail company wants to send order confirmation emails to customers from Salesforce. They currently use a third-party email service provider (ESP) and want to keep using it. The integration must be event-driven and near real-time. The team has no coding skills. Which tool should be used?
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13foundation · easy
A company needs to notify an external system whenever a Salesforce record is created or updated, and the notification must be near real time. Which tool is best suited to this business requirement?
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14expert · hard
A large enterprise needs to integrate Salesforce with an on-premises SAP system. The integration must support both real-time queries from Salesforce users and batch synchronization of master data. The company has a strong Java team but no dedicated integration platform. Which approach offers the best balance of capability and long-term maintainability?
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15foundation · easy
A team is evaluating whether to use Platform Events or a custom REST API for integrating Salesforce with an external system. What is a key advantage of Platform Events over a custom REST API?
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Questions 11–15

A company needs to integrate Salesforce with an on-premises database. The database does not expose any web services. The integration must be real-time and initiated by Salesforce. The company has a VPN to the on-premises network. Which solution is most appropriate?

A retail company wants to send order confirmation emails to customers from Salesforce. They currently use a third-party email service provider (ESP) and want to keep using it. The integration must be event-driven and near real-time. The team has no coding skills. Which tool should be used?

A company needs to notify an external system whenever a Salesforce record is created or updated, and the notification must be near real time. Which tool is best suited to this business requirement?

A team is evaluating whether to use Platform Events or a custom REST API for integrating Salesforce with an external system. What is a key advantage of Platform Events over a custom REST API?

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