Describe the Capabilities of and Use Cases for External Objects. PLATFORM-APP-BUILDER Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A company wants to allow its partners to access a subset of Salesforce data via a REST API. The partners will use their own OAuth credentials. Additionally, the company wants to display data from a partner's system in Salesforce. What should be configured?

   • AAn external data source for partner API access and a connected app for displaying partner data.
   • BA connected app for partner API access and an external data source with external objects for displaying partner data.
   • CTwo external data sources, one for each direction of data flow.
   • DTwo connected apps, one for each direction of data flow.
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2. 17application · medium

   An organization wants to display data from a third-party SaaS application in Salesforce using external objects. The third-party API requires OAuth 2.0 authentication. What must be configured to allow Salesforce to connect to this external system?

   • AAn external data source with the appropriate adapter and authentication settings.
   • BA custom object with an Apex trigger that calls the third-party API.
   • CA Salesforce-to-Salesforce connection that shares data between two Salesforce orgs.
   • DA connected app that exposes the third-party data as a standard object.
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4. 18application · medium

   A company wants to allow an external billing system to securely access Salesforce data via REST API. They also want to display billing data from that system in Salesforce. Which combination of features should be used?

   • ATwo external data sources, one for each direction of data flow.
   • BTwo connected apps, one for each direction of data flow.
   • CExternal data source for API access and connected app for displaying external data.
   • DConnected app for API access and external data source with external objects for displaying billing data.
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5. 19application · medium

   A Platform App Builder is designing a solution that will use external objects to display inventory levels from a warehouse management system. The business wants to automatically send an email alert when inventory falls below a threshold. What should the app builder consider?

   • AExternal objects support validation rules, so a validation rule can trigger the email alert.
   • BExternal objects do not support workflow rules or process builder, so the alert cannot be triggered directly on the external object.
   • CExternal objects support process builder, so the alert can be configured using a process.
   • DExternal objects support workflow rules, so the alert can be configured directly on the external object.
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6. 20application · medium

   A company wants to integrate data from a legacy CRM that is being decommissioned. They plan to use external objects to give sales reps access to historical customer interactions. What is a key consideration when using external objects for this purpose?

   • AExternal objects can be used with workflow rules to automate data cleanup.
   • BExternal objects provide read-only access, so the legacy CRM data cannot be modified from Salesforce.
   • CExternal objects automatically copy data into Salesforce for offline access.
   • DExternal objects require the legacy CRM to be kept online indefinitely.
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