An admin is customizing the Contact page layout. They want to hide the 'Title' field from all users except a specific profile. What is the best approach?

Change the field type to 'Hidden' in the field definition.

Set the field's field-level security to hidden for all profiles except the specific one.

Use a validation rule to hide the field based on profile.

Remove the field from the page layout and assign a different layout to the specific profile.

After deleting a custom field, an administrator realizes they need the data back. What is the recommended course of action?

Contact Salesforce Support to restore the field and its data.

Use the Data Export service to recover the data.

Recreate the field and manually re-enter all data.

Restore the field from the Recycle Bin.

An admin is considering deleting a custom field on the Opportunity object. The field is used in a report and a dashboard. What should the admin be aware of?

Deleting the field will cause the report and dashboard to break, and the data in the field will be permanently lost.

The report and dashboard will continue to work but show blank values.

The field will be moved to the Recycle Bin and can be restored.

The field can be deleted only if the report and dashboard are also deleted.

An admin needs to create a custom object to track 'Maintenance Visits' for equipment. Each visit should have a unique number, a date, and a lookup to the Equipment object. What should the admin do first?

Create the custom object and then add fields for the visit number, date, and lookup.

Create a formula field on the Equipment object to calculate visit details.

Create a new page layout first, then the object.

Use a standard object like Task to track visits.

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Domain 4Objective 2

Explain How to Create, Delete, and Customize Fields and Page Layouts on Standard and Custom Objects, and Understand the Implications of Deleting Fields. PLATFORM-ADMINISTRATOR Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the STANDARD AND CUSTOM OBJECTS domain, which accounts for 15% of the PLATFORM-ADMINISTRATOR exam.

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Questions 16–20

16application · medium
An admin is customizing the Contact page layout. They want to hide the 'Title' field from all users except a specific profile. What is the best approach?
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17foundation · easy
After deleting a custom field, an administrator realizes they need the data back. What is the recommended course of action?
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18foundation · easy
Which element can be added to a page layout to display records from a related object?
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19application · medium
An admin is considering deleting a custom field on the Opportunity object. The field is used in a report and a dashboard. What should the admin be aware of?
Select an answer first
20application · medium
An admin needs to create a custom object to track 'Maintenance Visits' for equipment. Each visit should have a unique number, a date, and a lookup to the Equipment object. What should the admin do first?
Select an answer first

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