Before importing a CSV file with 5,000 contacts, an admin wants to ensure that the data is clean and that required fields are populated. Which step should the admin take first?

Run a validation rule in Salesforce after the import

Review the CSV file in Excel to check for missing required fields and duplicates

Use Data Export Service to clean the data

Use Data Loader to import the file directly

Before importing a CSV file into Salesforce, an administrator should ensure that the file is saved in which format to avoid encoding issues?

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A company is planning to import 40,000 accounts. The CSV file has some records with missing required fields and potential duplicates. The admin wants to minimize errors and ensure data quality. What should the admin do first?

Create validation rules in Salesforce to block bad data

Clean the CSV file in Excel before import, checking for required fields and duplicates

Use Data Import Wizard to import and let it handle duplicates

Import the file using Data Loader and rely on error reports

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Questions 6–10

6application · easy
Before importing a CSV file with 5,000 contacts, an admin wants to ensure that the data is clean and that required fields are populated. Which step should the admin take first?
Select an answer first
7foundation · easy
Before importing a CSV file into Salesforce, an administrator should ensure that the file is saved in which format to avoid encoding issues?
Select an answer first
8foundation · easy
An administrator needs to export only the Contacts that were created in the last 30 days to a CSV file for a one-time analysis. Which tool is most appropriate?
Select an answer first
9foundation · easy
A company needs to import 2 million Contact records with complex field mappings and wants to schedule the import to run nightly. Which data management tool is best suited for this task?
Select an answer first
10expert · medium
A company is planning to import 40,000 accounts. The CSV file has some records with missing required fields and potential duplicates. The admin wants to minimize errors and ensure data quality. What should the admin do first?
Select an answer first

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Questions 6–10

Before importing a CSV file with 5,000 contacts, an admin wants to ensure that the data is clean and that required fields are populated. Which step should the admin take first?

Before importing a CSV file into Salesforce, an administrator should ensure that the file is saved in which format to avoid encoding issues?

An administrator needs to export only the Contacts that were created in the last 30 days to a CSV file for a one-time analysis. Which tool is most appropriate?

A company needs to import 2 million Contact records with complex field mappings and wants to schedule the import to run nightly. Which data management tool is best suited for this task?

A company is planning to import 40,000 accounts. The CSV file has some records with missing required fields and potential duplicates. The admin wants to minimize errors and ensure data quality. What should the admin do first?

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